Anatomy and Physiology /HOSA: Medical Terminology 2016 Chapter 2 Part 4
HOSA: Medical Terminology 2016 Chapter 2 Part 4
This deck covers key medical terminology related to glands, tumors, diseases, and their transmission, as outlined in HOSA's 2016 Chapter 2 Part 4.
Aden-
gland
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
Aden-
gland
Adenitis
inflammation of a gland
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Adenocarcinoma
malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue
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Carcin
cancer
-Oma
tumor
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Malignant
harmful (capable of spreading/potentially life threatening)
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Aden- | gland |
Adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
Adenocarcinoma | malignant tumor that originates in glandular tissue |
Carcin | cancer |
-Oma | tumor |
Malignant | harmful (capable of spreading/potentially life threatening) |
Benign | not life threatening |
Adenoma | benign tumor that arises to represent glandular tissue |
Adenomalacia | abnormal softening of a gland |
Adenosclerosis | abnormal hardening of a gland |
Adenectomy | surgical removal of a gland |
Pathology | study of disease, the nature, the cause, as well as the produced changes in structures and function; also condition produced by a disease |
Path/o -Pathy | disease; ALSO; suffering, feeling, and emotion; {ex. empathy} |
Pathologist | specialized in laboratory analysis of tissue samples to confirm or establish a diagnosis.; These tissue specimens can be removed in biopsies, during operation or in post mortem examinations |
Etiology | study of the causes of disease |
Eti- | cause |
Pathogen | disease producing microorganism such as a virus |
Transmission | spread of disease |
Contamination | pathogen is possibly present | occurs through lack of proper hygiene standards or by failure to take appropriate infection control precautions |
Communicable disease | also known as a contagious disease, is any condition; that is transmitted from one person to another either by direct or by indirect contact with contaminated objects |
Indirect contact transmission | refers to situations in which a susceptible person is infected by contact with a contaminated surface |
Blood borne transmission | spread of disease through contact with blood or other fluids that are in contact with blood {Ex. HIV, Hepatitis B + most STI's} |
Airborne transmission | contact with contaminated respiratory droplets spread by a cough or a sneeze |
Food borne and Water borne transmission OR Fecal-Oral transmission | caused by eating or drinking contaminated food or water that has not been properly treated to remove contaminations or remove any pathogens present |
Vector borne transmission | spread of certain diseases due to a bite of a vector |
Vector | describes insects or animals such as flies, mites., fleas, ticks, rats, and dogs capable of transmitting a disease. {mosquitos are most common} |
Epidemiologist | specialist in the study of outbreaks and disease within a population group |
Dem/i | population |
En- | within |
Endemic | refers to the ongoing presence of a disease within a population group or area {ex. common cold is endemic because it is always present within the general population} |