Unit 4: Diseases and Disorders
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Any disease that is caused by and agent that has entered the body | Infectious Disease |
| An agent that causes disease | Pathogen |
| Tiny, single-celled organisms, some of which can cause disease | Bacteria |
| A tiny, disease causing particle that consists of genetic material and a protein coat | Virus |
| A reaction to injury or infection that is characterized by pain, redness,and swelling | Inflammation |
| An organism that absorbs and uses nutrients of living or dead organisms | Fungus |
| A blood cell whose primary job is to defend the body against disease | White Blood Cell |
| A substance that is usually prepared from killed or weakend pathogens or from genetic material that is introduced into a body to produce immunity | Vaccine |
| A inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord | Meningitis |
| A bacteria infection of the digestive system that is usually spread by eating contaminated food | Salmonellosis |
| An inflammation of the liver | Hepatitis |
| A disease that is caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors | Lifestyle Disease |
| A disease or disorder that results from progressive damage to the heart and blood vessels | Cardiovascular Disease |
| A sudden attack of weakness or paralysis that occours when blood flow to an area of the brain is interrupted | Stroke |
| The force that blood exerts against the inside walls of a blood vessel | Blood Pressure |
| The damage and loss of function of and area of the heart muscle | Heart Attack |
| A disease characterized by the buildup of faty materials on the inside of the wall arteries | Atherosclerosis |
| A disease caused by uncontrolled cell growth | Cancer |
| A mass of cells that invades and destroys healthy tissues | Malignant Tumor |
| An abnormal, but usually helpless tumor | Benjin Tumor |
| The use of drugs to destroy cancer cells | Chemotherapy |
| A hormone that causes cells to remove glucose from the blood stream | Insulin |
| A disorder which cells are unable to obtain glucose from the blood such that high blood glucose levels result | Diabetes |
| A disease caused by abnormal chromosomes or by defective genes inherited by a child from one of or both parents | Heredity Disease |
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