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Medical term used to describe a tumor or growth as cancerous
What is Malignant
Evidence to describe evidence of a disease
What is Symptom
Multiplication of microorganisms such as viruses in the human body
What is Infectious
Cases of a disease in a community or region in a given period of time
What is Epidemic
The swelling of damaged tissue
What is Inflammation
Developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior
What is Autism
Word for an illness that affects a living organism
What is Disease
Another word for Contagious Disease
What is Communicable Disease
An Epidemic that becomes worldwide
What is Pandemic
A word that defines a condition that is present at birth
What is Congenital
Genetically transmittable disease from parent to offspring
What is Hereditary
Emotionally disturbing or distressing
What is Traumatic
Deterioration and loss of function in the organs or tissues.
What is Degenerative
Guess as to the outcome of treatment
What is Prognosis
Medical term that is most often used to describe a spreading cancer
What is Metastasis
Is brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.
What is Alzheimer’s disease
Is inflammation of the bronchial tubes, which carry air to and from your lungs.
What is Bronchitis.
Is caused by a mutation in a single gene.
What is Monogenic disease.
Is the study of the entire set of proteins produced by the cell.
What is Proteomics.
Bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon.
What is C-diff
Branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy.
What is Medical speciality
Is also known as "hearth attack"
What is Myocardial infarction (MI)
Drug treatment that uses chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body.
What is Chemotherapy
Cancer that begins in the skin.
What is Carcinoma
Sudden loss of speech, weakness, or paralysis of one side of the body.
What is stroke