Unit 8.1 Key Terms Flashcards
Biomedical Science
The application of the principles of the natural sciences especially biology and physiology, to clinical medicine.
Blood Pressure
The force of blood pushing against the walls of the the arteries as the heart pumps blood and expressed in millimeters of mercury.
Contagious
Communicable by contact.
Diagnose
To recognize a disease by signs and symptoms
Diastolic pressure
Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions
Epidemic
An infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people
Heart Rate
A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute
Homeostasis
The ability of an organism or cell to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes in order to function properly
Hyperthermia
Overheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Hypothermia
Abnormally los body temperature
Infection
The state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable post
Inoculation
The introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibiotics
Outbreak
A sudden rise in the incidence of a disease
Pathogen
Ant disease-producing agent such as a virus, bacteria or parasite
