cdc Flashcards
symptom
subjective evidencve that could only be comunicatied by the patient
sign
objective evidence of disease that can be evaluated or measured
sydrome
set of the signs and sympoms that occur together at part of a disease process
diagnosis
the identification of a disease
differentcal diagnisis
an attemps to determine which of several diseases could be causing the sgins and symptoms
prognusis
prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
acute
condition with rapid onset,severe couse and relatively shout durations
chronic
condition of long deration could be controlled but rarely cured.
remission
temporary partail or complete disppearance of the symptoms of a disease wwithout naving achived a cure
disease
condition in which one or more body part are not functioning normally
eponym
a disease, structure, opperation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
acornym
a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compu=ound term or phrase