Medical Vocab List 3 - Infections

Question 1

Sign

Answer 1

Objective evidence of a disease (can be MEASURED)

Question 2

Symptom

Answer 2

Subjective evidence of disease (patient tells you; CAN’T BE MEASURED)

Question 3

Syndrome

Answer 3

Set of SIGNS and SYMPTOMS (ex. Down Syndrome)

Question 4

Antiseptic

Answer 4

Slow/ destroy microorganisms on SKIN

Question 5

Disinfectant

Answer 5

Slow/destroy microorganisms on/in ENVIRONMENT

Question 6

Sterilize

Answer 6

Make sterile (not able to produce children or young) // without microorganisms

Question 7

Aseptic

Answer 7

W/o infection (sterile)

Question 8

Pathogen

Answer 8

Disease

Question 9

Antibiotic

Answer 9

A chemical that destroys/inhibits growth or bacteria

Question 10

Acute

Answer 10

Symptom/disease (short duration)

Question 11

Chronic

Answer 11

Symptom/disease (long duration)

Question 12

Remission

Answer 12

Temporary disappearance of signs and symptoms

Question 13

Diagnosis

Answer 13

IDENTIFICATION of disease

Question 14

Differential Diagnoses

Answer 14

DETERMINING which disease is causing signs and symptoms

Question 15

Prognosis

Answer 15

PREDICTIONS of the cause an outcomes of the signs and symptoms disease

Question 16

Etiology

Answer 16

CAUSE of disease

Question 17

Microbiology

Answer 17

MICROORGANISMS

Question 18

Bacteriology

Answer 18

BACTERIA

Question 19

Virology

Answer 19

VIRUSES

Question 20

Mycology

Answer 20

FUNGI

Question 21

Epidemiologist

Answer 21

Study disease and populations (…how it spreads)

Question 22

Endemic

Answer 22

Ongoing presence of disease in a population (much smaller- like a community)

Question 23

Epidemic

Answer 23

Sudden & widespread of disease (outbreak)

Question 24

Pandemic

Answer 24

Global outbreak of disease (Covid-19)