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May 18, 2013

MRSA Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the MRSA article.

Abscess: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acquired: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antibiotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antiseptic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Assay: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bacteria: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biopsy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Boil: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breastfeeding: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bruise: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bumps: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cancer: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Carbuncles: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CDC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cellulitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chills: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clostridium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Clostridium difficile: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cuts: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Doxycycline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Drain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endocarditis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Enterococcus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Epidemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Erythromycin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Escherichia coli: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Eyelid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fasciitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

FDA: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Food and Drug Administration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gland: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gram-negative: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hygiene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Immune: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Impetigo: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Incidence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Incision: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Itching: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Joint: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lesion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Low blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lyme disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Membrane: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Methicillin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mortality rate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MRSA infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucous: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mucus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Necrotizing fasciitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Organ: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Osteomyelitis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Outpatient: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Penicillin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pimple: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pneumonia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Protein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Psoriasis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rash: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Sensitivity: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sepsis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spider bites: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Staph: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Staphylococcus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Strain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Streptococcus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sumycin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Superbug: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tetracycline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Topical: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Trimox: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Urine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Viable: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vibramycin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Virus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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