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CTC Disease Vocab
Question | Answer |
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acute disease | comes on suddenly, patient either improves or dies |
acute exacerbation | an increase in severity of symptoms |
antibodies | proteins in the blood produced by the body in response to specific antigens (such as bacteria) |
autoimmune | when body's antibodies turn against itself |
benign | nonmalignant tumor |
cachexia | general wasting of body tissue with weight loss |
carcinoma | cancerous tumor spread primarily through lymph system, mostly in over 40 year olds |
chronic disease | incurable, but treatable disease requiring ongoing care |
complication | situation making original condition worse |
congenital | condition present at birth |
etiology | cause of a disease |
genetic | carried by the genes |
hypersensitivity | allergic types of reactions |
immune response | protective response of the body's immune system to an antigen |
infection | invasion and multiplication of any organism and the subsequent damage it causes |
inflammation | localized protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury, or infection |
invasive | tests that penetrate body surfaces |
ischemia | deficient blood supply to body tissues |
malignant | cancerous |
medical diagnosis | disease patient has as determined by doctor |
metastasize | spread of cancer to other body parts |
neoplasm | new growth or tumor |
noninvasive | tests that do not break the skin, like x-rays |
obstruction | blockage |
predisposing factor | condition that contributes to the development of disease |
prognosis | probable outcome of disease or injury |
protocol | standards of care |
risk factors | certain behaviors or conditions that increase chances of getting a certain disease |
sarcoma | often malignant tumor of the connective tissue |
trauma | wound or injury |
tumor | neoplasm, abnormal growth of tissue |
vaccine | a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease |