MT14 Infections & Diseases Flashcards
Inflammation
The body’s reaction to injury or infection
Pyrexia
Fever
Abscess 
A collection of pus in a cavity
Pyuria
Pus in the urine
Dysplasia
Abnormal cells within a tissue or organ
-gen
Producing, forming, origin
-genic
Pertaining to formation or originating in
-Genesis
Beginning, development or production of something
Pathogenic
Relating to causing disease
Pyogenic
Pertaining to producing pus
Pyrogenic
Causing or producing fever
Immunity
The bodies ability to resist infection
sept/
Infection
Septicaemia
Blood infection
Tox/
Toxin or poison
Toxaemia
Blood poisoning
Plastic surgery
Surgical speciality dedicated to reconstruction of facial and body defects
Acute
Sudden onset
ulcer
An open sore of tissue
Epidermis
Upper layer of the skin
Necrosis
Death of body tissue
Subcutaneous
Under the skin
Cyst
Fluid filled sac
Abscess
A collection of pus in a cavity
Meningitis
Inflammation of the membranes of the spinal cord and brain
Toxicity
How poisonous or harmful a substance can be
Malnutrition
A condition in which the body does not receive enough nutrients for proper function
Infection
The presence or invasion of a foreign organism
Trauma
Physical wound or injury
Antiseptic
A substance to prevent infection
Cytotoxic
Poisonous to cells
Bacteria
Micro organisms which cause disease
Antibiotics
Agent or substance to destroy harmful bacteria
Osteomyelitis
Inflammation of the bone marrow
Systemic
Affecting the entire body
Incontinence
Inability to control function of urination
Analgesia
Absence of pain
