Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

sign

Answer 1

something you can see or feel, can be objectively measured or assessed
temperature, respiration, heartbeat, or blood pressure

Question 2

symptom

Answer 2

something patient feels or tells you, such as headache, nausea, dizziness, or pain

Question 3

adventitious

Answer 3

coming from an external source, occurring spontanteously

Question 4

afebril

Answer 4

without fever

Question 5

apyretic

Answer 5

without fever

Question 6

biopsy

Answer 6

removal and examination of tissue

Question 7

comorbid

Answer 7

two or more possibly unrelated medial conditions existing at the same time

Question 8

constitutional

Answer 8

relating to the body as a whole

Question 9

erythema

Answer 9

redness of the skin brought about by capillary dilation

Question 10

febrile

Answer 10

having a fever

Question 11

malaise

Answer 11

general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness; often the first symptom of an illness or infection

Question 12

morbidity

Answer 12

consequences of a given illness

Question 13

mortality

Answer 13

death from a particular illness or disease

Question 14

palliative or supportive

Answer 14

reducing the severity of an illness or treatment of disease without curing it

Question 15

prodromal

Answer 15

preillness symptoms

Question 16

purulent

Answer 16

pus filled

Question 17

sequela, sequelae

Answer 17

condition occurring as a consequence of a given illness or disease

Question 18

suppurative

Answer 18

pus forming