Biological Processes
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Biological Processes. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Biological Processes.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Acclimatization - Adaptation to a new environment or to a change in the old....
Adaptation, Biological - Changes in biological features that help an organism cope with its ENVIRONMENT. These changes includ...
Adaptation, Physiological - The non-genetic biological changes of an organism in response to challenges in its ENVIRONMENT....
Allostasis - Biological adaptation, such as the rise of EPINEPHRINE in response to exercise, stress or perceived ...
Antibiosis - A natural association between organisms that is detrimental to at least one of them. This often refe...
Biogenesis - The origin of life. It includes studies of the potential basis for life in organic compounds but exc...
Biological Processes - Biological activities and function of the whole organism in human, animal, microorgansims, and plan...
Bone Regeneration - Renewal or repair of lost bone tissue. It excludes BONY CALLUS formed after BONE FRACTURES but not y...
Bone Remodeling - The continuous turnover of bone matrix and mineral that involves first, an increase in resorption (o...
Cicatrix - The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING....
Colony Collapse - The sudden collapse and disappearance or diminution of a colony of organisms....
Estivation - In certain living species, a period of dormancy during the summer months marked by decreased metabol...
Evolution - The process of cumulative change over successive generations through which organisms acquire their d...
Evolution, Molecular - Evolution at the molecular level of DNA sequences and proteins. (Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics...
Extinction, Biological - The ceasing of existence of a species or taxonomic groups of organisms....
Fracture Healing - The physiological restoration of bone tissue and function after a fracture. It includes BONY CALLUS ...
Genetic Speciation - The splitting of an ancestral species into daughter species that coexist in time (King, Dictionary o...
Hibernation - The dormant state in which some warm-blooded animal species pass the winter. It is characterized by ...
Host-Parasite Interactions - The relationship between an invertebrate and another organism (the host), one of which lives at the ...
Host-Pathogen Interactions - The interactions between a host and a pathogen, usually resulting in disease....
Immune Evasion - Methods used by pathogenic organisms to evade a host's immune system....
Liver Regeneration - Repair or renewal of hepatic tissue....
Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous - Disappearance of a neoplasm or neoplastic state without the intervention of therapy....
Nerve Regeneration - Renewal or physiological repair of damaged nerve tissue....
Osseointegration - The growth action of bone tissue, as it assimilates surgically implanted devices or prostheses to be...
Phylogeny - The relationships of groups of organisms as reflected by their genetic makeup....
Regeneration - The physiological renewal, repair, or replacement of tissue....
Remission, Spontaneous - A spontaneous diminution or abatement of a disease over time, without formal treatment....
Symbiosis - The living together of organisms of different species....
Wound Healing - Restoration of integrity to traumatized tissue....
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
