Category: I

The front teeth used to cut food, located between the left and right cuspids. One of the front teeth, of which there are four each in the upper and lower jaws, which are used to cut off pieces of food. Any of eight front teeth, four in each jaw, flanked by the canines, used for…

The surgical removal of a portion of tissue to be examined. Surgical removal of a small segment of the suspect lesion for microscopic examination. The extraction of a portion of a lymph node for the purpose of diagnosis is known as a lymph node biopsy.  

The controlled burning of combustible waste at high temperatures.  

A problem-solving training method whereby trainees seek out pertinent details in order to make a decision.  

In epidemiology, a case-control study where only new cases are investigated or studied.  

Learning without trying to learn.  

Health learning that is unplanned and indirect and that results from daily activities.  

A substance that inadvertently enters food by migrating from packaging materials or contact with surfaces or as a result of processing aids.  

The amount or occurrence of disease, injury, or death in a given period of time. The number of new cases of a disease during a given period, per thousand of population. A measure of morbidity based on the number of new episodes of illness arising in a population over an estimated period. It can be…

In epidemiology, a rate in which the number of new cases is divided by the number of people at risk. Usually stated as the number of new cases per 100,000.