Medical Vocabulary for Detectives

The force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood, expressed in millimeters of mercury.

Blood pressure that remains between heart contractions.

An infectious disease that spreads rapidly and sickens a large number of people.

<p>A measure of cardiac activity usually expressed as the number of beats per minute.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability of an organism or cell to maintain equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes in order to function properly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Overheating of the body, possibly due to extreme weather conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High blood pressure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abnormally low body temperature.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any disease-producing agent such as a virus, bacteria, or parasite.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rhythmic expansion and recoil of arteries resulting from heart contraction; can be felt from the outside of the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The blood pressure generated by the heart during contraction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A harmless variant of a pathogen that stimulates a host's immune system to mount defenses against the pathogen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sub-microscopic particle that must infect living plant or animal cells to reproduce.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Measurements of the body's most basic functions useful in detecting or monitoring medical problems.</p> Signup and view all the answers