Basic Medical Terms

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Anatomy

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the study of the structures of the body

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Physiology

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the study of the functions of the structures of the body

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Sign

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objective evidence of disease

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Symptom

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Subjective evidence if a disease

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Objective

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something that can be measured by the patient or others

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Subjective

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something that can be evaluated only by the person experiencing it

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Syndrome

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a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

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Diagnosis (DX)

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the identification of a disease

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Differential Diagnosis (D/DX)

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also known as a rule out, an attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present

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Prognosis

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a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

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Acute

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rapid onset, severe course, and relatively short duration

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Chronic

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of long duration

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Remission

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the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure

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Disease

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a condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally

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Eponym

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A disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

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Acronym

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a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term