APP Vocabulary General

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

Rapid onset, breif, can be severe

Question 2

Chronic

Answer 2

Prolonged, long-term, can be low intensity

Question 3

Comorbid, comorbidity

Answer 3

Coexistence of two or more disease process

Question 4

Complication

Answer 4

A process or event that occurs during the course of a disease that is not an essential part of that disease

Question 5

Contraindicated

Answer 5

Describing an intervention, that may have a negative outcome on a given condition

Question 6

Demographic

Answer 6

And identify group of people about which information is gathered

Question 7

Diagnosis

Answer 7

The determination of the nature of disease, injury, or defect

Question 8

Endemic

Answer 8

A pattern of disease incidence that is limited to a particular population or area

Question 9

Idiopathic

Answer 9

Disease of unknown origin

Question 10

Incidence

Answer 10

The number of new cases of people falling ill with a specified disease during a specific period within a specific population

Question 11

Indication

Answer 11

The basis for an intervention, that is likely to have a positive outcome in a given condition

Question 12

Lesion

Answer 12

Pathologic changing tissue

Question 13

Local

Answer 13

Describing a limited area of the body

Question 14

Morbidity

Answer 14

Diseased state the ratio of sick to well people within a population

Question 15

Mortality

Answer 15

Death rate from a specific disease

Question 16

Pandemic

Answer 16

Contagious disease affecting the global population

Question 17

Prevalence

Answer 17

The number of cases of a disease existing in a given population, during a specific period, or the particular moment . the proportion of people affected

Question 18

Prodrome

Answer 18

An early or predictive symptom of disease

Question 19

Prognosis

Answer 19

Expected outcome of disease or disorder

Question 20

Sequela/ae

Answer 20

A condition, following the consequence of a disease

Question 21

Sign

Answer 21

And objectively observable indication of disease or disorder

Question 22

Stenosis

Answer 22

Abnormal narrowing of any canal or orifice

Question 23

Subacute

Answer 23

Between acute and chronic a stage of healing or tissue repair

Question 24

Symptom

Answer 24

Subjective experience relating to a disease or disorder

Question 25

Syndrome

Answer 25

A collection of signs and symptoms associated with a specific disease process

Question 26

Systemic

Answer 26

Describing a whole body involvement

Question 27

Trauma

Answer 27

A physical or mental injury