Unit 2 disease vocab OCT 2022

Question 1

Congenital

Answer 1

a person is born with this

Question 2

infectious

Answer 2

caused by pathogens

Question 3

metabolic

Answer 3

disruption of normal chemical reactions

Question 4

atrophy

Answer 4

cells shrink (is reversable)

Question 5

hypertrophy

Answer 5

cells inc size (ALL muscle types) inc protein NOT FLUID

Question 6

hyperplasia

Answer 6

inc # of cells (can be seen physiologically {physical} or non- physiologically)

Question 7

metaplasia

Answer 7

1 cell is replaced by another (is reversable) allows cells to better survive. (think metamorphosis butterfly’s. )

Question 8

dysplasia

Answer 8

not normal increase of cell growth with varying cell sizes, shapes, and appearance. (sometimes reversable) STRONG precursor to cancer.

Question 9

anaplasia

Answer 9

cells change to a more immature “baby” version of the cell. OFTEN associated with malignant tumors.

Question 10

hereditary

Answer 10

a disease causes by genes passed from parents to child

Question 11

nutritional deficiency

Answer 11

not enough nutrients in a persons diet.

Question 12

degenerative

Answer 12

tissues and organs degenerate over time (cancer)

Question 13

neoplastic

Answer 13

The rapid division of cells to form tumors.

Question 14

immunologic

Answer 14

dis-functioning of the immune system (allergies, asthma etc.)

Question 15

iatrogenic

Answer 15

a disease that is induced by a drug after a medical procedure.

Question 16

psychogenic

Answer 16

mental stressors that will cause physical diseases.

Question 17

idiopathic

Answer 17

a disease without a cause. “disease within itself.”

Question 18

ischemic

Answer 18

Disease occurring when oxygen and blood is restricted from a part of the body.

Question 19

systemic

Answer 19

affects whole body –> high blood pressure or flu

Question 20

incidence

Answer 20

occurance of new cases/injury/disease in a population

Question 21

prevalence

Answer 21

total number of people in a population who have a disease at a specific time EX) 57% of a population

Question 22

pandemic

Answer 22

epidemic occurring worldwide

Question 23

pathogenis

Answer 23

development of a disease… how it got there

Question 24

prognosis

Answer 24

prediction of an outcome of a disease.. how likely you are to recover.

Question 25

etiology

Answer 25

the cause or causes of a disease

Question 26

complication

Answer 26

unexpected medical conditions that happen during treatment.

Question 27

edema

Answer 27

swelling caused by excess fluids in body tissues

Question 28

exacerbation

Answer 28

worsening or increase in severity of a disease or its symptoms.

Question 29

remissions

Answer 29

temporary or permanent decrease of a disease (getting better)

Question 30

sequla

Answer 30

pathological conditions that results from a prior disease or injury

Question 31

benign

Answer 31

a condition, tumor, or growth that is not cancerous

Question 32

karolysis

Answer 32

disintegration of the cells nucleus; occurs w death of a cell.

Question 33

oncosis

Answer 33

cell death w swelling

Question 34

fatty infiltration

Answer 34

infiltration of an organs tissues with excess amounts of fats.

Question 35

relapse

Answer 35

return of a disease after it appeared to get better and go away

Question 36

nosocomial

Answer 36

when a patient gets an infection while receiving healthcare; they came without it

Question 37

acute

Answer 37

severe and sudden onset

Question 38

chronic

Answer 38

last 1 year or more, require healthcare, or limit daily activities