Disease Categories

Question 1

congenital

Answer 1

Caused by an abnormality in the fetus during gestation or birth.

Question 2

Degenerative

Answer 2

caused by the progressive destruction of cells.

Question 3

environmental

Answer 3

caused by exposure to external substances in the environment

Question 4

genetic

Answer 4

spontaneous mutation in a persons own gene and chromosome during fetal development

Question 5

hereditary

Answer 5

an inherited recessive defective gene passes down from parent to child

Question 6

iatrogenic

Answer 6

caused by medicine or treatment that was given to the patient

Question 7

idiopathic

Answer 7

having no identifiable or conformed cause

Question 8

infectious

Answer 8

caused by a pathogen/communicable

Question 9

neoplastic

Answer 9

caused by a new growth of either a benign or malignant mass or tumor

Question 10

nosocomial

Answer 10

caused by exposure to a debase-causing agent while in a hospital environment

Question 11

nutritional

Answer 11

caused by nutrition

Question 12

symptomatology

Answer 12

clinical picture of all the symptoms and signs

Question 13

subacute

Answer 13

less severe in intensity

Question 14

actue

Answer 14

sudden in nature and severe in intensity

Question 15

exacerbation

Answer 15

sudden worsening of the symptom

Question 16

chronic

Answer 16

continuing for 3 months or more

Question 17

remission

Answer 17

temporary improvement on the symptoms and signs

Question 18

palpitation

Answer 18

feeling; touching

Question 19

auscultation

Answer 19

listenting

Question 20

percussion

Answer 20

tapping