infection — n. 1) to pass on, spread, transmit (an) infection 2) a latent; localized; primary; secondary; serious, severe; slight, superficial; systemic infection * * * [ɪn fekʃ(ə)n] localized primary secondary serious severe slight … Combinatory dictionary
systemic — adj. 1 Physiol. a of or concerning the whole body, not confined to a particular part (systemic infection). b (of blood circulation) other than pulmonary. 2 Hort. (of an insecticide, fungicide, etc.) entering the plant via the roots or shoots and… … Useful english dictionary
Systemic vasculitis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M30 M31 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
systemic inflammatory response syndrome — n a severe systemic response to a condition (as trauma, an infection, or a burn) that provokes an acute inflammatory reaction indicated by the presence of two or more of a group of symptoms including abnormally increased or decreased body… … Medical dictionary
Systemic lupus erythematosus — For other uses, see lupus (disambiguation). Systemic lupus erythematosus Classification and external resources The typical butterfly rash found in lupus ICD 10 L … Wikipedia
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|995.90 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = In medicine, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is an inflammatory state of the… … Wikipedia
Infection — The growth of a parasitic organism within the body. (A parasitic organism is one that lives on or in another organism and draws its nourishment therefrom.) A person with an infection has another organism (a germ ) growing within him, drawing its… … Medical dictionary
systemic inflammatory response syndrome — SIRS. A serious condition in which there is inflammation throughout the whole body. It may be caused by a severe bacterial infection (sepsis), trauma, or pancreatitis. It is marked by fast heart rate, low blood pressure, low or high body… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Focal infection — A focal infection is a local infection (affecting a small area of the body) that causes subsequent infection or symptoms in other parts of the body. For example, tetanus (lockjaw) is caused by the release of exotoxin from a local infection,… … Wikipedia
Upper respiratory tract infection — Caption = Conducting passages. Upper respiratory tract infections, (URTI or URI), are the illnesses caused by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx or larynx.igns and symptomsAcute upper respiratory … Wikipedia
