CH 2 Vocabulary part 2

A tumor that is not cancer.

the structure of the human body.

any sort of deformity or distortion that makes a part of the body function incorrectly or be a different size or shape than it would be normally

caused by pathogenic microorganisms, which exist in blood and other body fluids

Relating to the head or the head end of the body

illnesses that spread from one person to another or from an animal to a person, or from a surface or a food

a part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part

A term used to describe the presence of abnormal cells within a tissue or organ

a disease that is constantly present in a certain geographic area or in a certain group of people

the cause or causes of a disease