Medical Conditions
A medical condition marked by high blood pressure
What is hypertension?
A method of closing a would with thread or similar material
What are sutures?
The outermost layer of the skin
What is the epidermis?
Identifying a disease based on symptoms and tests
What is a diagnosis?
The study of disease
What is pathology?
An extreme life-threatening allergic allergic reaction
What is anaphylaxis?
Medicine used to relieve pain
What is analgesia?
The scientific study of the body structure
What is anatomy?
A forecast of how a disease will progress
What is a prognosis?
The study of microorganisms
What is microbiology?
A condition marked by swelling due to fluid accumulation
What is edema?
Treatment given directly into a vein
What is intravenous?
The study of how the body and its systems function
What is physiology?
When a disease reappears after improvement
What is relapse?
The cause or origin of a disease
What is etiology?
The condition marked by vomiting blood
What is hematemesis?
A surgical procedure to remove and replace an organ
What is a transplant?
The medical field related to the brain and the nervous system
What is neurology?
A period during which symptoms improve or disappear
What is remission?
A disease that can spread from animals to humans?
What is zoonotic disease?
A widespread infection in the body, often life-threatening
What is sepsis?
The study and practice of treating diseases with drugs
What is pharmacology?
The part of the produces hormones
What is a gland?
A worsening of symptoms
What is exacerbation?
The study of blood and blood forming tissues?
What is hematology?