Basic Medical Terms Flashcards
Anatomy
the study of the structures of the body
Physiology
the study of the functions of the structures of the body
Sign
objective evidence of disease
Symptom
Subjective evidence if a disease
Objective
something that can be measured by the patient or others
Subjective
something that can be evaluated only by the person experiencing it
Syndrome
a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
Diagnosis (DX)
the identification of a disease
Differential Diagnosis (D/DX)
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
Prognosis
a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
Acute
rapid onset, severe course, and relatively short duration
Chronic
of long duration
Remission
the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
Disease
a condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally
Eponym
A disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first