ch 33-38

Clouding of the lens

• Cataract

• Glaucoma

• Myopia

Match the following terms with their correct definitions.

• Cancerous growth that can invade and destroy nearby tissue

• Benign

• New growth of abnormal cells

• Malignant

• Non-cancerous growth that does not spread

• Tumor

Tumors that do not spread to other body parts are called (a)   .

• Benign
• Malignant
• Metastasis

Tumors that invade and destroy nearby tissue

• Malignant

• Benign

• Metastasis

The spread of cancer to other body parts

• Metastasis

• Benign

• Malignant

Joint inflammation that makes it hard to move

• Arthritis

• Osteoporosis

• Gangrene

(a)   causes bones to become fragile and break easily.

• Osteoporosis
• Arthritis
• Gangrene

A fracture where the bone is broken, but the skin is intact is called a (a)   .

• Closed or simple fracture
• Compound/open fracture

A fracture where the broken bone comes through the skin is called a (a)  

• Compound/open fracture
• Closed or simple fracture

Match the following terms with their correct descriptions related to diabetes and vascular changes.

• Pain or discomfort felt in a limb that has been removed, commonly reported after surgical removal due to diabetes complications.

• Phantom limb pain

• Death of body tissue due to lack of blood flow or infection, often seen in diabetic patients.

• Amputation

• The removal of all or part of an extremity. Diabetes is a common cause of vascular changes leading to this.

• Gangrene