Table of Contents
- 1 What term means that something is non life threatening and does not recur?
- 2 What term means not life threatening?
- 3 What means not life threatening though this type of tumor can cause damage?
- 4 What is the medical term for tumor?
- 5 What are the life threatening conditions?
- 6 What is a threatening situation?
What term means that something is non life threatening and does not recur?
Benign (buh NINE) A non-life-threatening tumor that grows slowly, remains localized, causes minimal tissue destruction, and does not recur when surgically removed. Medical terms, signs, & symptoms associated with. cancer…
What term means not life threatening?
1a : of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life especially : not becoming cancerous a benign lung tumor. b : having no significant effect : harmless environmentally benign.
What means not life threatening though this type of tumor can cause damage?
Benign bone tumors are non-cancerous and not typically life threatening. There are many types of benign bone tumors.
What occurs when the immune response is weakened reduced absent or not functioning properly?
Immunodeficiency disorders occur when the body’s immune response is reduced or absent.
What is the medical term for the condition commonly known as shingles?
Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes varicella (chickenpox). Primary infection with VZV causes varicella. Once the illness resolves, the virus remains latent in the dorsal root ganglia.
What is the medical term for tumor?
Tumor: An abnormal mass of tissue that forms when normal cells begin to change and grow abnormally. It can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). It can also be called a nodule, mass, or neoplasm.
What are the life threatening conditions?
Life-threatening health conditions include:
- Diabetes.
- Severe allergies (bees, peanuts, etc.)
- Epilepsy/seizure disorder.
- Severe asthma.
- Cardiac/heart conditions.
What is a threatening situation?
Something life-threatening is seriously dangerous, and it might even result in death. If someone has a life-threatening illness, it’s severe enough that they may need to be hospitalized.
Can metastasis be non cancerous?
Sometimes, a metastasis will be found without a known primary cancer. In this situation, an extensive search is done to look for the primary cancer source. If none can be found, it is considered a case of cancer of unknown primary (CUPS). Some people will have no or minimal symptoms of metastatic cancer.
What happens if immune system fails?
When your immune system fails completely, you’re left without any natural protection against illness. This leaves you open to “opportunistic infections” — sicknesses that can even come from things that ordinarily wouldn’t harm you.