The Term Used to Describe a Disease Attacking a Person

question 64

Multiple Choice

The term used to describe a disease attacking a person who already has another disease is

• A)concurrent
• B)opportunistic
• C)intercurrent
• D)exacerbation
• E)virilistic

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Definitions:

Continental Hot Spot

A region on a continent where hot plumes of mantle material rise, causing volcanic activity and thermal phenomena.

Continental Rifting

The process by which a continent stretches and splits, possibly leading to the creation of new ocean basins.

Seafloor Spreading

A geological process in which new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and slowly moves away from the ridge.

Continental Hot Spot

A volcanic region thought to be fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot compared with the surrounding mantle, found in the interior of continental plates.