An acute systemic, usually childhood infection is called ...

1. chickenpox

2. week

3. headache

4. pediatrician

5. text

Serious contagious disease that leaves permanent marks on the skin is called ...

1. disease

2. physics

3. smallpox

4. faculty

5. residency

Chickenpox is also called ...

1. varicella

2. hepatitis

3. allergy

4. symptom

5. diagnosis

An acute, generalized, communicable virus infection of children and young adults is ...

1. gastritis

2. respiration

3. nose

4. injection

5. mumps

Elementary unit of a living organism is ...

1. tissue

2. hospital

3. bone

4. cell

5. month

The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates is called ...

1. environment

2. nurse

3. university

4. year

5. card

The front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen is called ...

1. chest

2. disease

3. day

4. operation

5. throat

An organ which secretes particular chemical substances for body needs is called ...

1. nutrient

2. gland

3. department

4. intravenous

5. leg

A relatively common cause of lymphocytic or viral meningitis is ...

1. mumps

2. tongue

3. dream

4. preoperative

5. place

The science of the causes and effects of diseases is called ...

1. pathology

2. symptom

3. year

4. nose

5. prescription

Microorganisms, which cause certain diseases are called ...

1. examinations

2. viruses

3. arms

4. faculties

5. physicians

Hearing loss is called ...

1. period

2. pharynx

3. chemistry

4. hospital

5. deafness

An unborn child from the third month until birth is ...

1. student

2. neck

3. fetus

4. children

5. investigation

The presence of viruses in the blood is ...

1. Disease

2. viremia

3. asymptomatic

4. nature

5. throat

An acute, highly transmissible viral infection of man is called ...

1. cold

2. trachea

3. antibody

4. measles

5. blood

A medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms is called ...

1. antibiotic

2. tissue

3. membrane

4. nourishment

5. language

Any of a class of proteins present in the serum and cells of the immune system is ...

1. tonsil

2. hour

3. cell

4. immunoglobulin

5. bleeding

The ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin is called ...

1. allergy

2. water

3. nucleus

4. mineral

5. immunity

A condition where the level of hemoglobin in the blood is below the normal range is called …

1. anemia

2. hypertension

3. erythrocyte

4. night

5. toxin

The iron-containing molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body is called …

1. hemoglobin

2. antibiotic

3. protein

4. adenoids

5. laryngitis

Look for paleness of the membranes of the mouth and eyes is ...

1. symptom

2. pallor

3. thyroid gland

4. carbohydrate

5. surgeon

The inappropriate eating of non-food material such as soil or chalk is …

1. food

2. stroke

3. abdomen

4. pica

5. meal

A sign of iron deficiency in children is ...

1. pica

2. certification

3. tuberculosis

4. risk

5. hand

Having blank spots in your vision or seeing flashing lights is called ...

1. aura

2. pulmonologist

3. muscle

4. drowsiness

5. hearing

An abnormal reaction by immune system to a substance that should be harmless is ...

1. symptoms

2. myocardium

3. patients

4. allergy

5. causes

A condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels is called …

1. Constipation

2. smoking

3. substance

4. body

5. temperature

... means ingesting toxic substances.

1. Poisoning

2. group

3. protein

4. intestine

5. cough

The commonest … worms in the UK are threadworms

1. pain

2. parasitic

3. reactions

4. symptoms

5. brain

Conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease are ...

1. hygiene

2. lung

3. training

4. internship

5. stomach

The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal is called ...

1. spinal cord

2. skin

3. level

4. steroid

5. vaccine

Effective against viruses means…

1. systemic

2. contraindicated

3. antiviral

4. better

5. high

A disease, which is usually accompanied by skin eruptions is called ...

1. pox

2. group

3. protein

4. intestine

5. back

A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time is called ...

1. Disease

2. brain

3. epidemics

4. pain

5. swelling

The inflammation of the heart muscle is called ...

1. lung

2. training

3. myocarditis

4. internship

5. stomach

A disease in which the functioning of the brain is affected is called ...

1. steroids

2. level

3. encephalopathy

4. vaccine

5. spinal cord

Canal, through which air passes during breathing is …

1. respiratory tract

2. spinal cord

3. brain

4. salivary gland

5. protein.

An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body is called …

1. Swelling

2. coughing

3. leaning

4. doing

5. feeling

The watery liquid that is produced naturally in your mouth is called ...

1. juice

2. university

3. school

4. saliva

5. group

Lasting or remaining in a particular state throughout a person's life is ...

1. lifelong

2. continuous

3. interesting

4. difficult

5. old

An area of redness and spots on a person's skin is called …

1. sale

2. mail

3. rash

4. time

5. life

The beginning of something is called …