disease terminology

Question 1

symptom

Answer 1

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

Question 2

sign

Answer 2

objective evidence of disease that can be evaluated or measured

Question 3

syndrome

Answer 3

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

Question 4

diagnosis

Answer 4

identification of disease

Question 5

differential diagnosis

Answer 5

an attempt to determine which of several diseases could be causing signs and symptoms

Question 6

prognosis

Answer 6

prediction of the probable course and outcome if a disorder

Question 7

acute

Answer 7

condition with rapid onset, severe course and relatively short duration

Question 8

chronic

Answer 8

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

Question 9

disease

Answer 9

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

Question 10

remission

Answer 10

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

Question 11

eponym

Answer 11

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