HOSA intro to human body vocab

Homeostasis

Maintaining a constant internal environment

Etiology

The study of all the factors involved in causing a disease

Anatomy

the study of the structures of the body

Pathophysiology

explains how a body part functions when a person has a disease

Pathology

the study of a disease

Prognosis

the prediction of the outcome of a disease

Malignant

a tumor that spreads, it may cause death

physiology

the study of the function of body parts

diagnosis

identification of a illness

benign

something that is not life-threatening and does not recur

Pandemic

an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide

sign

OBJECTIVE evidence of a disease as seen by the examiner

Epidemic

sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a population group or area

Symptom

SUBJECTIVE evidence of a disease that is felt by the patient

Pathogen

a microorganism that causes disease

idiopathic

an illness without a known cause

disease

condition where all or part of the body does not function properly

heredity

characteristics that are passed from parent to offspring

microrganism

an individual plant or animal

lethal

deadly; capable of causing death

metabolism

the rate at which body uses energy

complication

the onset of a second disease when the patient is already ill

remission

the time when symptoms of a disease are diminished or temporarily resolved

acute

an illness that comes on quickly but only lasts for a short time

exacerbation

the time when symptoms of a disease flare up or become worse

palliative

treatment aimed at preventing pain but does not cure the disease

chronic

a disease that lasts for an extended period of time

fatal

causing death

syndrome

a set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process