Unit 4 Flashcards
Nutritional Deficiency Diseases (43 cards)
What does chronic mean?
A disease with a slow onset and long duration
What is cirrhosis?
A degeneration of atrophy of the parenchyma cells of an organ with hypertrophy of the interstitial connective tissue
What is cleft palate?
Congenitally malformed palate with a fissure along the midline
What is clinical pathology?
The study of diseases by way of bodily secretions and fluids
What is colitis?
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the colon
What is commensalism?
The symbolic relationship of two organisms of different species in which one gains some benefit
What does communicable mean?
A disease that may be transmitted directly -or- indirectly from one individual to another
What is a complication?
An unfavorable condition arising during the course of disease
What is a concussion?
The immediate and temporary disturbance of brain function
What does congenital mean?
Existing at the time of birth
What is a congenital disease?
A disease that begins before birth and is evident at the time of birth
What is congestion?
Accumulation of an excess of blood or tissue fluid in a body part
What is a contamination?
The act of introducing disease germs or infectious material into an area or substance
What is a contusion?
A bruise, often accompanied with swelling
What is cretinism?
A congenital condition due to hypothyroidism resulting in mental retardation
What is cryptorchism?
Condition in which the descent of testes into the scrotum is arrested some point in the normal path
What is cyanosis?
BLUE-ISH discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane due to a lack of oxygen
What is a cyst?
A sac within -or- on the body surface containing air or fluid
What does the prefix cyst- mean?
Bladder
What is cystitis?
Inflammation of the bladder
What is decomposition?
Chemical reaction involving the breaking of chemical bonds
What is a deficiency?
Disease due to a lack of dietary or metabolic substance
“HYPOVITAMINOSIS -or- AVITAMINOSIS”
What is degeneration?
The deterioration of tissues with corresponding functional impairment as a result of disease or injury
What is dehydration?
Loss of moisture from the body tissue which may occur before death or postmortem
