Chapter 2

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acute pain

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Pain that is usually temporary, of sudden onset, and easily localized. Can be a symptom of a disease process or a temporary aspect of medical treatment. Acting as a warning signal, it can activate the sympathetic nervous system

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afferent

Back 2

Towared a center of point of reference

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anaplasia

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Without shape, describes abnormal or undifferentiated cells that fail to mature into specialized cell types. Charatersitic of malignant cells.

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benign

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Usually describing a noncancerous tumor that is contained and does not spread

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biologic rhythms

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The internal, periodic timing component of an organism, also known as a biorhythm

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Cancer

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Malignant, nonencapsulted cells that invade surrounding tissue. The often break away, or metastasie, from the primary tumor and form secondary cancer masses.

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Chronic pain

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Pain that continues or recurs over a prolonged time, usually for more than 6 months. The onset may be obscure, and the character and quality of the pain change over time. Usualy is poorly localized and not as intense, although for some the pain is exhausting exhausting and depressing.

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dosha

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physiologic function

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efferent

Back 9

away from a center or point of reference

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entrainment

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a coordination or synchronization to an internal or external rhythm, especially when a person responds to certain patterns by moving in a coordinated manner to those patterns.

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etiology

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the study of the factors involved in the develpment of disease, including the nature of the disease and the susceptibility of the person

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fistula

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a track that is open at both ends through which abnormal connection occur between two surfaces

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hyperplasia

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an uncontrolled increase in the number of cells of a body part

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inflammation

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a protective response of the tissue to irritation or injury that may be chronic or acute. The four primary signs are redness, heat, swelling and pain

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kapha dosha

Back 15

physiologic function that blends the water and earth elements

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neoplasm

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the abnormal growth of new tissue. also called a tumor

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opportunistic pathogens

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organisms that cause disease only when the immunity is low in a host

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pain

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an unpleasant sensation. It is subjective

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pathogenicity

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the ability of the infectious agent to cause disease

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pathology

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the study of disease as observed in the structure and function of the body

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phantom pain

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A form of pain or other sensation experience in the missing extremity after a limb amputation.

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pitta dosha

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physiolgic funtion that combines fire and water.

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sinus

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a tract leading from a cavity to the surface

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somatic pain

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pain that arises from the body as opposed to the viscera. It comes from the stimulation of receptors in the skin.

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stress

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Any external or internal stimulus that requires a change or response to prevent an imbalance in the internal environment of the body, mind or emotions. It may be any activity that makes demands on mental and emotional resources.

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vata dosha

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Physiologic function formed from ether and air.

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virulent

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A quality of organisms that readily cause disease

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visceral pain

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Pain that results from the stimulation of receptors or an abnormal condition in the internal organs.

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parenchymal cells

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cells that perform the tissue functions.

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stromal cells

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Cells that prvide the tissue structure.