d terminology

Question 1

symptoms

Answer 1

objective evidence of a disease that can only be communicated by the patient.

Question 2

sign

Answer 2

objective evidence of a disease that can be evaluated or measured.

Question 3

syndrome

Answer 3

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

Question 4

diafnasis

Answer 4

the identification of a disease.

Question 5

differential diagnosis

Answer 5

an attempt to determine which of severe disease could be causing the sings and symptoms.

Question 6

prognosis

Answer 6

prediction of the probable cause and custom of a disorder

Question 7

acute

Answer 7

condition with rapid onset. severe course and relatively short duration

Question 8

chronic

Answer 8

condition of long duration, could be controlled but rarely cured.

Question 9

remission

Answer 9

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

Question 10

disease

Answer 10

a condition when one or more body parts are not functioning normally.

Question 11

epyeim

Answer 11

a disease, sturce, operation or procedure named for the person who discover or described it first.

Question 12

acronym

Answer 12

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