types of illnesses Flashcards by Han V | Brainscape

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dating from birth

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congenital

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passed down from parents to offspring

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hereditary

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unborn baby

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foetus

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physical damage

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trauma

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destructive

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corrosive

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faults

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defects

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blocking

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obstruction

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invasion

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infestation

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worm-like parasytes

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protozoa

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schimmels

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fungi

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spread easily between people

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infectious

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large number of ppl suffeirng from disease

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epidemic

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person has disease but no symptoms

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carrier

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passed on by touching

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contagious

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new growths

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neoplasms

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mild and self limiting growth

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benign

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cancerous and spreading

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malignant

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wearing out

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degenerative

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insufficient blood supply to an organ

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ischaemia

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death of the tissue

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necrosis

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chemical conversion

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metabolic

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shortage

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deficiency

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defence mechanism

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immunological

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hypersensitive

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allergic

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external substance

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allergen

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unwanted action

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side effects