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Introduction To Health Sciences Vocab
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1. An infection of the lower respiratory tract (the bronchi and lungs) - e.g. pneumonia.

2. Intoxication so extreme that it leads to unconsciousness that can result in death.

3. Cells that can divide to produce daughter cells - which can then differentiate to become any of a range of different cell types.

4. The process by which collagen is produced by fibroblasts following tissue damage - often resulting in scar formation.

5. Memory for events or issues related to oneself.

6. Over time - a need for an increasing amount of drug to obtain the same level of effect - e.g. the amount of alcohol required to produce intoxication.

7. High blood pressure in the blood vessels supplying the lungs - a sign that blood flow is restricted in some way.

8. Pain that appears to arise in a part of the body that no longer exists - e.g. in a limb that has been amputated.

9. The electrical forces holding two atoms together.

10. Severe psychological shock.

11. Number of new cases of a condition diagnosed in a population in a given period - usually one year.

12. The level of intensity of stimulation of a neuron at which it first shows activity. The term is used particularly in the context of sensory neurons.

13. A class of animals characterised by having the body covered in hair - by having a four-chambered heart - and by feeding their young on milk produced by the female.

14. The outer waterproof protective layer of the skin.

15. Colours on opposite sides of the colour circle.

16. Type of glaucoma in which the outflow of aqueous humour from the eye is blocked because the gap between the iris and the cornea has closed.

17. A test that measures the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in a sample of blood from an artery - e.g. in the wrist. Used to evaluate the efficiency of gas exchange between the blood and the lungs.

18. The material outside the cells in a tissue in which the cells are embedded. It is mainly made from proteins made by and arranged by the cells.

19. Any factor Which is statistically associated with a particular outcome (e.g. the incidence of a disease) - but Which is not involved in its causation. The association can disguise the true cause (or causes) of the outcome.

20. A chemical reaction involving the addition of oxygen.

21. A study in which neither the participants (e.g. patients) nor the experimenters (e.g. therapists) know into which group the participants have been allocated (e.g. either drug or placebo groups).

22. The statistical study of the occurrence - distribution - potential causes and control of diseases and disabilities in human populations (CS 1 - 3 - 4 & 6)

23. Two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds - e.g. hydrogen (H2) - water (H2O) - carbon dioxide (CO2).

24. A bundle of the axons of neurons in the peripheral nervous system. (Occasionally employed informally to refer to a bundle of axons within the central nervous system.)

25. A qualified doctor who has specialised in the diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions - and who can perform eye surgery.