Type of disease that has a sudden onset and a short course.
acute disease
Name the four signs of inflammation.
Redness, swelling, heat, and pain.
Palpation
A prediction of a disease's outcome is known as the ______.
prognosis
What is the meaning of the suffix, stasis?
stoppage or suppression of somtheing
Type of disease that is caused by a pathogenic organism.
Infectious Disease
Autoimmune Disease
The removal of tissue specimens from the body for microscopic evaluation.
Biopsy
Treatment that provides relief of pain, but is not curative.
Palliative Therapy
What is the meaning of the suffix, ectasia?
dilation, distension, widening
Type of disease that is caused by wear and tear due to aging.
Degenerative Disease
The term used when certain cells ingest and destroy pathogens, dead cells, and small particles of waste material.
Phagocytosis
The use of x-rays to produce body images is known as _______.
Radiography
Cautery
What is the meaning of the root, chrom/o or chromat/o?
color or stain
Type of disease caused by the effects of a treatment for another medical condition.
Iatrogenic Disease
Immunity occuring from exposure to pathogens or vaccination is known as __________ immunity.
Adaptive or Acquired Immunity
Imaging technique that uses magnetic filelds and radiowaves to produce detailed images of soft tissues within the body.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Two methods used to classify cancers and select and evaluate treatments for cancer.
grading & staging
What is the meaning of the suffix, -mimetic?
simulating, mimicking
Type of disease that has an unknown cause.
Idiopathic Disease
Intact skin and inflammation are examples of ______ immunity.
Innate or inborn immunity
An instrument used for examining the inside of an organ or cavity through a body opening or small incision.
Endoscope
Type of alternative health treatment where patients learn to control their involuntary physiologic reponses by using electronic devices to monitor bodily chnages and providing this information back to the patient.
biofeedback
What is the meaning of the suffix, -tome?
An instrument used for cutting