Disease Process
The visible or measurable evidence of disease observed by a healthcare provider.
What are signs?
This term aims to cure a disease or reduce the severity of its sings and symptoms.
What is Treatment?
This is the outermost layer of the skin that serves as a protective barrier.
What is epidermis?
These are key to bone health, formation and maintenance.
What are Calcium and Phosphorus important for?
The term for the connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone.
What is a Tendon?
The likelihood of recovery from a disease is referred to by this term.
What is prognosis?
This term refers to the condition in which the human body performs its vital functions normally.
What is homeostasis?
This pigment gives skin its color and helps protect it from UV radiation.
What is melanin?
The name of the condition in which bones become brittle and fragile due to loss of bone density.
What is Osteoporosis?
These are the malignant tumors of the skeletal muscle.
What is Rhabdomyosarcomas?
This term refers to the study of the occurrence, transmission, distribution and control of a disease.
What is Epidemiology?
The term for a disease that develops slowly and lasts for a long period, often for a lifetime.
What is a chronic disease?
The condition characterized by the loss of hair from the scalp or body.
What is alopecia?
This results in the overproduction of bone, particularly in the skull, vertebrae and pelvis.
What is Paget's disease?
This is a painful condition of the hand, and is part of the repetitive motion injury class.
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
This term refers to diseases that have no identifiable cause.
What is idiopathic?
This term refers to the aftermath of a particular disease.
What is sequela (sequel)?
The skin layer located below the epidermis and responsible for providing elasticity and strength.
What is dermis?
This is a bone cancer that arises in the bony tissue itself and frequently affects the ends of long bones.
What is Osteogenic Sarcoma?
This results from the tearing of a muscle and/or its tendons from excessive use or over stretching.
What are Strains (pulled muscles)?
The process in which a disease becomes less severe or subsides, but is not cured completely.
What is remission?
These are the chief causes for a disease. (HINT - 8 but name only 5)
What are Hereditary, Congenital, Degenerative, Inflammatory (allergic), Neoplastic, Metabolic, Traumatic and Nutritional?
This type of gland in the skin produces oil to lubricate and protect the skin.
What is a sebaceous gland?
The disease in children caused by a lack of vitamin D, leading to soft and weak bones.
What is Rickets?
These result from wrenching or twisting a joint that injures the ligaments.
What are Sprains?