FSE 214 -Pathology - Module 3

allergens:

foreign particles such as dusts or pollen

physical agents:

heat, cold, electricity, and radiation

prognosis

prediction of the probable outcome of the disease

Conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease without actually causing disease:

predisposing conditions

The prediction of the probable outcome of a disease:

prognosis

exacerbation

refers to a sudden increase in the severity of a disease

diagnosis

refers to the identification of a disease

iatrogenic disease

results from a physicians treatment of a patient

etiology

the study of the causes of disease

an exciting cause of disease:

those factor which actually cause a disease

recurrance

to come back, or recur

ad

toward

traumatic factors:

traumatic is the Greek word for, "wound". Describes any physical injury to the tissues of the body, such as cuts, bruises, scrapes, or fractures

symptoms

used to describe subjective indications of the presence of disease in the body

leuko

white

The suffix "penia" as in the term leukopenia means:

white (blood cell) deficency

The study of the remains of a murder victim to determine cause of death is referred to as _____ Pathology.

Medical-legal Pathology (Forensic Pathology)

hereditary disease

a disease characterized by a person inheriting some some sort abnormal genes from his/her parents

communicable disease

a disease characterized by being easily transmitted

deficiency disease

a disease characterized by lack of some essential dietary ingredient

chronic disease

a disease having slow onset and long duration

nosocomial disease

a disease originating in a hospital

recurrent disease

a disease that comes back, or reoccurs

organic disease

a disease that have readily identifiable characteristics lesions associated with them, such as the swollen and inflamed mucous membranes of strep throat

febrile disease

a diseased characterized by fever

remission

a let-up in severity of a disease, with diminished signs and symptoms

chemical agents:

acids, alkalis, poisons, or drugs

Which of the following would be a predisposing cause to disease?

age, race, sex, nutrition, occupation, stress and emotion, environment, economic status

fulminant disease

an acute disease which is particularly severe and sudden in its onset, and often prove fatal

intoxicants:

an agent which is poison or toxic

The harboring of animal parasites:

an infestation

signs

an objective indication of the presence of disease, such as fever or swelling, which can be observed by the doctor as well as being experienced by the patient

ab

away from

melena

black

infectious

caused by pathogenic microorganisms and contaigous

a disease having slow onset and a long duration

chronic

The suffix "stomosis" as in the term colostomy means:

condition of providing with or having an outlet in the colon

the identification of a disease

diagnosis

congenital

disease present at birth

sporadic disease

diseases are which are found to occur only occasionally in a community

epidemic disease

diseases that affect a much larger than normal number of people in a community at one time

pandemic disease

diseases that affect the majority of the population in a very large area, possibly even world-wide.

functional disease

diseases that have no such characteristic lesions when they occur, such as migraine headaches or various mental disturbances called psychoses

The suffix "troph" as in the term "hypertrophy" means:

excessive nourishment

The suffix "ase" as in the term protease means:

first enzyme

the suffix of lith as in the term cholelithasis means:

gall stone process

The prefix "orchid" as in the term orchitis means:

inflammation of the testicles

endemic disease

is a disease that is always present to some degree in a given area or community

Any structural change that occurs in tissue as a result of disease is a:

lesions

neuro

nerve