Unit 2: The Human Body in Health and Disease

Unit 2: The Human Body in Health and Disease Adenitis - correct answersinflammation of a gland Adenomalacia - correct answersabnormal softening of a gland Adenosclerosis - correct answersabnormal hardening of a gland Adenosis - correct answersabnormal condition of a gland Air Borne Transmission - correct answersThe infective agents float in the air for some time and enter the body through the respiratory tract. Allele - correct answersAn alternative form of a gene. Aplasia - correct answerslack of development of an organ or tissue Blood Borne Transmission - correct answersspread of disease via blood or body fluids Communicable Disease - correct answersA disease that can be spread from one person or species to another. Contamination - correct answersthe process of becoming unclean due to a pathogen being present Cytologist - correct answersspecialist in the study of cells Cytology - correct answersstudy of cells Direct Contract Transmission - correct answersrequires close association between infected and susceptible host Endemic - correct answersrefers to the ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group, or area Endocrine Gland - correct answersGlands that release hormones into the bloodstream Epidemic - correct answersa sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population group or area Epidemiologist - correct answersa specialist in the study of outbreaks of disease within