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What is a disease
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any alteration from the normal structure or function of any part of the body
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Name 6 Diseases
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1.Hormonal and metabolic disorders
2. immune disorder 3. degenerative disease 4. psychiatric disorder 5. infectious disease 6. neoplasia |
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Infectious diseases are caused by:
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viruses
bacteria fungi protozoa worms |
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acute
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sudden, sever, having short course
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chronic
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of long duration, progressing slowly
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etiology
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the caused of a disease
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exacerbation
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worsening of disease
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iatrogenic
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caused by the effects of treatment
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idiopathic
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having no known cause
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in situ
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localized, noninvasive
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nosocomial
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describing an infectin acquired in a hospital
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opportunistic
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describing an infectin that occurs because of a poor or altered cond of the host
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remission
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lessening of disease symptoms
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sepsis
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presence of harmful microorganisms or toxins in the blood
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septicemia
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presence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood
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systemic
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pertaining to the whole body
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trauma
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a physical or psychological wound or injury
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abscess
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localized collection of pus
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adhesion
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uniting of two surfaces that would normally be separated
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anaplasia
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lack of normal differentiation shown by cancer cells
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ascites
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accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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cellulitis
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spreading of inflammation
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effusion
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escape of fluid into a cavity
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exudate
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material that escapes from blood vessesl as a result of injury to tissue
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fissure
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groove or split
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fistula
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abnormal passage btwn two organs
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gangrene
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death of tissue
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hyperplasia
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excessive growth of normal cells
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hypertrophy
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increase in size of an orgain w/out increasing # of cells
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induration
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hardening, hard spot or place
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lesion
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distinct aresa of damaged tissue
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metaplasia
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converstion of cells to a form that is not normal for that tissue
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polyp
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a tumor attached by a thin stalk
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prolapse
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a dropping of an organ or part
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purulent
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forming or containing pus
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ssuppuration
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puss formation
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sarcoma
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malignant neoplamsm arising from connective tissue
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carcinoma
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malignant neoplasm composed of epithelial cells
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pathogen
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an organism capable of causing a disease
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benign
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tumors that do not spread, not cancerous
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