general terms pertaining to disease Flashcards
1
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a laboratory staining procedure used maining to identify the tuberculosis organism
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ACID-FAST STAIN
2
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worsening of disease; increase in severity of a disease or its symptoms
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EXACERBATION
3
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caused by the effects of treatment
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IATROGENIC
4
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having no known cause
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IDIOPATHIC
5
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localized, noninvasive; said of tumors that do not spread, such as carcinoma
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IN SITU
6
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describing an infection acquired in a hospital
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NASOCOMIAL
7
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describing an infection that occurs because of a poor or altered condition of the host
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OPPORTUNISTIC
8
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a lessening of disease symptoms, the period during which lessening occurs
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REMISSION
9
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presence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood; blood poisoning
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SEPTICEMIA
10
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pertaining to the whole body
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SYSTEMIC
