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Chapter 2- Terms

Terms in this set (19)

Genetic disorder
Hereditary disorder
Malignant
Cancerous, capable of spreading
Benign
Non-cancerous
Etiology
Study of the cause of disease
Communicable Disease
Contagious disease; transmitted from one person to another
Epidemiologist
Specialist in the study of outbreaks of disease within a population
Epidemic
Sudden, widespread outbreak of a disease within a population
Pandemic
Outbreak of a disease over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide
Iatrogenic Illness(iatr-o) treatment
Unfavorable response due to treatment; produced by treatment
Idiopathic Disorder
Illness without known cause
Infectious Disease
Illness caused by living pathogen (bacteria or virus)
Nosocomial Infection
Disease acquired in a hospital
Congenital Disorder
Abnormal condition existing at the time of birth
Anomaly
Abnormality, defect
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Study of and care of the elderly
LLQ
Left Lower Quadrant
LUQ
Left Upper Quadrant
RLQ
Right Lower Quadrant
RUQ
Right Upper Quadrant
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