Intro to Human Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
Acute
A
Disease that is short term
2
Q
Auscultation
A
To listen to body sounds (With stethoscope)
3
Q
Chronic
A
Long lasting disease
4
Q
Complication
A
Another disease or disorder occurs in an individual who is already affected with a disease
5
Q
Diagnosis
A
The Identification of a disease
6
Q
Disease
A
an abnormal change in structure or function within the body
7
Q
Disorder
A
Derangement or abnormality of function
8
Q
Etiology
A
Cause of a disease
9
Q
Exacerbation
A
When symptoms flare up or become worse
10
Q
Fatal
A
Cause death
11
Q
Holistic medicine
A
Considering the whole person
12
Q
Homeostasis
A
The body’s normal state that the body strives to maintain
13
Q
Iatrogenic
A
Problem from a prescribe treatment
14
Q
Idiopathic
A
unknown cause
15
Q
Lethal
A
Something that kills
