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Health-Unit 3 Test
Diseases
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Science
8th Grade
04/27/2013

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Allergies
Definition
sensitivity to certain substances
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analgesic
Definition
drug that relieves pain without deadining sence of touch
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bacteria
Definition
one celled microorganisms that may cause disease
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chronic
Definition
long lasting or recurring
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cilia
Definition
hair like structures along the surface of the mucous membrane in the air passages
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depressants
Definition
a drug that slows down the actions of the nervous system
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encephalitis
Definition
inflammation of the brain
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immune
Definition
resistance to a disease
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neutrophil
Definition
attacks the microorganisms that attack the body
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penicilin
Definition
the first and most widely used antibacterial drug
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quarantine
Definition
a period of isolation imposed to prevent the spread of cpntagious diseases
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skin
Definition
first line of deffense of the body
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spleen
Definition
largest lymphatic organ
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tonsils
Definition
lymphatic tissue at the back of the throat to help fight infection
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thymus
Definition
lyphatic organ in which disease fighting lymphocytes mature
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peyers patches
Definition
patches of lymph nodes in the walls of the small intestine that continually clean the digestive system
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pneumo-
Definition
refers to lungs
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-oma
Definition
refers to a tumor
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hypo-
Definition
low, beneath, under normal
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cardio-
Definition
refers to the heart
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entero-
Definition
refers to the intestines
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hepat-
Definition
refers to the liver
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peri-
Definition
surrounding or enclosing
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-itis
Definition
an inflammation
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gastro-
Definition
refers to the stomach
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-cytes
Definition
cells
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artho-
Definition
joint
Term
-ectomy
Definition
a cutting out
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botulism
Definition
food poisoning
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Edward Jenner
Definition
discovered smallpox vaccine
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whooping cough
Definition
infection of respiratory system that causes a severe bout of coughing when trying to breath
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congenital
Definition
exisiting before birth or ocurring at the time of birth
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benign
Definition
localized and nonrecurrent; not malignant
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carcinogen
Definition
cancer producing substance
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biopsy
Definition
surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination
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chemotherapy
Definition
a medical treatment using drugs and chemicals
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lung cancer
Definition
the most common cause of death from cancer in America
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stress
Definition
bodys way of reacting to some mental or physical demand placed on it
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cardiovascular disease
Definition
leading causes of death in the US and Western Europe
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arthritis
Definition
most common crippling disease in America
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signs
Definition
visible evidence
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symptom
Definition
changes in the body or its functions
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