General Terms part 2

Question 1

tissue reaction to injury or disease - redness, heat, swelling, pain

Answer 1

inflammation

Question 2

transmitted from parent to offspring, not always evident at birth

Answer 2

inherited

Question 3

deficiency of blood in a part of the body

Answer 3

ischaemia

Question 4

only involves a part of the body e.g. cancer cells, infection

Answer 4

local or localised

Question 5

spread to other parts of the body, especially cancer cells

Answer 5

metastasis

Question 6

an abnormal accumulation of fluid

Answer 6

oedema

Question 7

able to be felt

Answer 7

palpable

Question 8

inability to move a part of the body

Answer 8

paralysis

Question 9

prediction of the expected or probable outcome of a disease or disorder taking.

Answer 9

prognosis

Question 10

dropping down of an organ, out of place

Answer 10

prolapse

Question 11

preventive treatment, prevention of or protection against a disease

Answer 11

prophylaxis

Question 12

affects a part of a body, usually radiating from original site but not affecting the whole body.

Answer 12

regional

Question 13

an objective finding seen on examination indicative of disease e.g. rash

Answer 13

sign

Question 14

intermediate between acute & chronic, with less pronouced symptoms than in acute disease conditons

Answer 14

subacute

Question 15

a subjective change or sensation experienced by the patient e.g. pruritus indicative of disease

Answer 15

symptom

Question 16

a group of signs & symptoms known to typically appear together.

Answer 16

syndrome

Question 17

disease involving the body as a whole

Answer 17

systemic

Question 18

due to wound or injury, especially damage produced by external force

Answer 18

traumatic