Medical Terminology for Health Professions Questions And Answers
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Medical Terminology
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Medical Terminology
supracostal
~ Above or outside the ribs.
symptom
~ Subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache.
syndrome
~ A set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a
specific disease process.
tonsillitis
~ An inflammation of the tonsils.
trauma
~ A wound ...
Medical Terminology for
Health Professions Questions
And Answers
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
✓~ Commonly known as AIDS, the most advanced and fatal stage of an
HIV infection.
allergen
✓~ A substance that produces an allergic reaction in an individual.
anaphylaxis
✓~ A severe response to an allergen in which the symptoms develop
quickly; without help, the patient can die within a few minutes.
antibiotics
, ✓~ medications capable of inhibiting growth, or killing pathogenic
bacterial microorganisms.
antibody
✓~ A disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in response
to the presence of a specific antigen.
antifungal
✓~ An agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.
antigen
✓~ Any substance that the body regards as being foreign.
antigen-antibody reaction
✓~ Involves the binding of antigens to antibodies; also known as the
immune reaction.
autoimmune disorder
, ✓~ any of a large group of diseases characterized by a condition in which
the immune system produces antibodies to work against its own tissues.
bacilli
✓~ Rod-shaped spore-forming bacteria.
bacteria
✓~ One-celled microscopic organisms.
benign
✓~ Not life-threatening
candidiasis
✓~ An infection that occurs on the skin or mucous membranes in warm,
moist areas such as the vagina or mouth and are caused by pathogenic
yeast; also known as a yeast infection or thrush.
carcinoma
, ✓~ A malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue.
carcinoma in situ
✓~ A malignant tumor in its original position that has not yet disturbed or
invaded the surrounding tissues.
complement system
✓~ A group of proteins that normally circulate in the blood in an inactive
form.
cytokines
✓~ A group of proteins such as interferons and interleukins released
primarily by the T cells that act as intracellular signals to begin the immune
response.
cytomegalovirus
✓~ A group of large herpes-type viruses that cause a variety of diseases.
cytotoxic drug
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