types of illnesses Flashcards

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1
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dating from birth

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congenital

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2
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passed down from parents to offspring

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hereditary

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3
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unborn baby

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foetus

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4
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physical damage

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trauma

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5
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destructive

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corrosive

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6
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faults

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defects

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7
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blocking

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obstruction

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8
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invasion

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infestation

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9
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worm-like parasytes

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protozoa

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10
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schimmels

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fungi

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11
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spread easily between people

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infectious

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12
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large number of ppl suffeirng from disease

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epidemic

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13
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person has disease but no symptoms

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carrier

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14
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passed on by touching

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contagious

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15
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new growths

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neoplasms

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16
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mild and self limiting growth

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benign

17
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cancerous and spreading

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malignant

18
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wearing out

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degenerative

19
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insufficient blood supply to an organ

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ischaemia

20
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death of the tissue

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necrosis

21
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chemical conversion

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metabolic

22
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shortage

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deficiency

23
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defence mechanism

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immunological

24
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hypersensitive

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allergic

25
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external substance

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allergen

26
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unwanted action

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side effects