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NUR 221 Week 2 Terminology

Horizontales
Worsening in the severity of the disease or in its signs/symptoms
Infections that occur in health care facilities
Subjective feelings, such as pain or nausea
The development of a disease or sequence of events related to tissue changes involved in the disease process
A disease causing organism
A higher-than-expected number of cases of an infectious disease within a given area
The study of functional or physiologic changes in the body that result from disease or injury
Medical term for fever
Maintenance of a dynamic steady internal environment regardless of external changes
Pathogenic protein-like agents that are transmitted by consumption of contaminated tissues
Period of time in some diseases in which signs and symptoms subside or disappear
Localized pocket of purulent exudate or pus in a solid tissue
Tissue breakdown resulting from poor vascular supply
Term for causative factors in a particular disease
Verticales
Interstitial fluid that forms in inflamed areas
Normal, genetically programmed cell death that can destroy cells that are no longer needed
These types of diseases are short-term illnesses that develop quickly with marked signs and symptoms
Decrease in the size of cells resulting in a reduced tissue mass
Term used when a group of cells die and cause further damage due to cellular disintegration
Process resulting in the complete destruction of all microorganisms
Time from entry of a pathogen into the body to the first signs of infectious disease
Medical term for an elevated white blood cell count
Development of new blood vessels in an injured area
This type of tissue is highly vascular and appears moist and pink or red in color
Tissue in which the cells vary in size and shape, large nuclei are frequently present, and the rate of mitosis is increased
One who harbors an infectious agent but does not have signs or symptoms
Period of time in an infection in which one feels they are "coming down with something"
Probability or likelihood for recovery or other outcomes from a disease or condition
Potential unwanted outcomes of a primary condition
Disease rates within a group