General Terms part 1

Question 1

A localised collection of pus

Answer 1

abscess

Question 2

developed after birth, not inherited

Answer 2

acquired

Question 3

of rapid onset and short duration

Answer 3

acute

Question 4

tissues adhering where they should not

Answer 4

adhesions

Question 5

cause of a disease

Answer 5

aetiology

Question 6

irregularity in a structure or organ especially an absense, deformity or excess of body parts

Answer 6

anomaly

Question 7

a disorder in which the bodys immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue.

Answer 7

autoimmune disease

Question 8

a slow onset and progress of long duration

Answer 8

chronic

Question 9

a state of health

Answer 9

condition

Question 10

present at & existing from the time of birth.

Answer 10

congenital. May be inherited or due to an occurrence when in utero

Question 11

identification of a disease or condition after thorough evaluation of the patients signs, symptoms & history.

Answer 11

diagnosis

Question 12

process of stretching or opening up

Answer 12

dilatation

Question 13

an illness with specific & known cause, characteristic signs & symptoms which impairs normal function & causes structural change.

Answer 13

disease

Question 14

an abnormality or disturbance of normal physical or mental functioning

Answer 14

disorder

Question 15

increase in severity of a disease or any of its symptoms

Answer 15

exacerbation

Question 16

pertaining to fever

Answer 16

febrile

Question 17

distributed through many parts, widespread e.g. cancer cells

Answer 17

general or generalised

Question 18

profuse bleeding, can be internal or external, from arteries, veins or capillaries

Answer 18

haemorrhage

Question 19

a condition caused by treatment: literally “produced by physican)

Answer 19

iatrogenic

Question 20

of unknown cause

Answer 20

idiopathic