Outcome 1 Exercise 1: Disease Terms

Question 1

A disease that is not inherited

Answer 1

Acquired disease

Question 2

Any disease transmitted from 1 person to another directly/indirectly

Answer 2

Communicable disease

Question 3

Present at birth

Answer 3

Congenital

Question 4

Refers to a disease that is occurring at the expected rate in a given population

Answer 4

Endemic

Question 5

Refers to a disease that spreads very quickly affecting many people in a specific geographical region

Answer 5

Epidemic

Question 6

Field of medicine concerned with the identification of specific causes of localized outbreaks of infection

Answer 6

Epidemiology

Question 7

Study of the causes of disease

Answer 7

Etiology

Question 8

Increase in the severity of a disease due to a greater intensity of the symptoms

Answer 8

Exacerbation

Question 9

Pertaining to a specific characteristic condition/disease that is present in some families

Answer 9

Familial

Question 10

Pertaining to a specific characteristic transmitted from parent to offspring

Answer 10

Hereditary

Question 11

Side effects of treatment

Answer 11

Iatrogenic

Question 12

Without a known cause

Answer 12

Idiopathic

Question 13

Rate at which an event occurs

Answer 13

Incidence

Question 14

Invasion + multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues

Answer 14

Infection

Question 15

Presence of animal parasites

Answer 15

Infestation

Question 16

Severity of a disease

Answer 16

Morbidity

Question 17

Death rate

- Ratio of total # deaths to total # population

Answer 17

Mortality

Question 18

Symptoms observed by examiner during a physical exam

Answer 18

Objective symptoms

Question 19

affecting majority of the population in a large region

Answer 19

Pandemic

Question 20

Prediction of probable outcome of a disease based on the condition of the patient

Answer 20

Prognosis

Question 21

Period of time in which symptoms lessen

Answer 21

Remission

Question 22

Condition following + resulting from a disease

Answer 22

Sequela

Question 23

Symptoms only evident to the patient

Answer 23

Subjective symptoms

Question 24

Group of symptoms that give name to a specific disease

Answer 24

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