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Pandemic |
Outbreak of a disease over a large geographic area, maybe worldwide |
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Epidemic |
Sudden and wide spread outbreak of a disease within a specific population of a group or area |
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Endemic |
Ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group or area |
Cold, flu |
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Vector-borne transmission |
Spread of disease due to bite of vector. |
Flies, mites, fleas, ticks, rats, dogs' bites |
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Pathogen |
Disease producing microorganism such as a virus |
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Food borne and water borne |
Caused by eating or drinking contaminated food or water that hasn't been properly treated |
Also known as fecal-oral transmission |
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Airborne transmission |
Contact with contaminated respiratory droplets spread by cough or sneeze. |
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Blood borne transmission |
Spread of disease through blood contact |
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Indirect contact transmission |
Refers to situations in which a susceptible person is infected by contact with a contaminated surface. |
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Etiology |
The study of causes of diseases |
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Etiology |
The study of causes of diseases |
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Adenectomy |
The surgical removal of a gland |
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Adenosclerosis |
Abnormal hardening of a gland |
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Adenosis |
A disease or condition of a gland |
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Adenosis |
A disease or condition of a gland |
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Adenomalacia |
Abnormal softening of a gland |
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Adenoma |
Benign tumor that arises in or resembles glandular tissue |
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Adenocarcinoma |
Malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue |
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Adenitis |
Inflammation of a gland |
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Endocrine glands |
Produce hormones, no ducts |
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Endocrine glands |
Produce hormones, no ducts |
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Exocrine glands |
Secrete chemical substances into ducts that lead either to other organs or out of the body |
Sweat glands |
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Endocrine glands |
Produce hormones, no ducts |
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Exocrine glands |
Secrete chemical substances into ducts that lead either to other organs or out of the body |
Sweat glands |
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Hyperplasia |
The enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissue |
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Endocrine glands |
Produce hormones, no ducts |
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Exocrine glands |
Secrete chemical substances into ducts that lead either to other organs or out of the body |
Sweat glands |
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Hyperplasia |
The enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissue |
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Dysplasia |
Abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues or organs |
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Endocrine glands |
Produce hormones, no ducts |
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Exocrine glands |
Secrete chemical substances into ducts that lead either to other organs or out of the body |
Sweat glands |
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Hyperplasia |
The enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissue |
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Dysplasia |
Abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues or organs |
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Hypoplasia |
Incomplete development of an organ or tissue usually due to a deficiency in the number of cells |
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Endocrine glands |
Produce hormones, no ducts |
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Exocrine glands |
Secrete chemical substances into ducts that lead either to other organs or out of the body |
Sweat glands |
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Hyperplasia |
The enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissue |
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Dysplasia |
Abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues or organs |
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Hypoplasia |
Incomplete development of an organ or tissue usually due to a deficiency in the number of cells |
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Aplasia |
Defective development of an organ or tissue |
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Muscle tissue |
Contains cells with the specialized ability to contract and relax |
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Tissue |
Group or layer of similarly specialized cells that join together to perform certain specific functions |
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Histology |
Study of the structure, composition and function of tissues |
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