vocab from reading Flashcards
infection
the invasion of an organism’s body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce
inflammation
a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection
lesion
a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, tumor, etc
neoplasia
new uncontrolled growth of cells that is not under physiologic control
complication
a difficulty
diagnosis
the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms
differential diagnosis
the process of differentiating between two or more conditions that share signs or symptoms
disease
a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms
nosocomial
of a disease originating in a hospital
etiology
the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition
evidence based medicine
the conscientious explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of the individual patients
prognosis
the likely course of a disease or ailment
symptom
a physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient
sign
anything you can see on a patient
iatrogenic
of or relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment
