Disease Terminology

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

Sudden onset of signs and symptoms

Question 2

Afebrile

Answer 2

Without fever

Question 3

Atrophy

Answer 3

Wasting, decrease in size

Question 4

Chronic

Answer 4

Gradual onset, health related state lasting a long time(greater than 6 months)

Question 5

Complication

Answer 5

Develops as a result of a disease

Question 6

Congenital

Answer 6

Existing at birth

May be hereditary or due to interference at some point in fetal development

Question 7

Emesis

Answer 7

Vomiting

Question 8

Ethology

Answer 8

Cause of a disease

Question 9

Genetic

Answer 9

Abnormality due to defective genes

Question 10

Hypertrophy

Answer 10

Increase in size

Question 11

Iatrogenic

Answer 11

Response occurring as a result of treatment

Question 12

Idiopathic

Answer 12

Unknown cause

Question 13

Infarction

Answer 13

Sudden insufficiency of blood causing necrosis

Question 14

Infection

Answer 14

Invasion of microorganism causing disease

Question 15

Inflammation

Answer 15

Reaction occurring in a response to injury

Question 16

Ischemia

Answer 16

Decrease blood supply causing injury or death

Question 17

Necrosis

Answer 17

Death of cells, tissue or organs

Question 18

Neoplasm

Answer 18

Abnormal tissue growth due to abnormal proliferation of cells

Question 19

Prognosis

Answer 19

Forecast of probable outcome of diseases

Question 20

Sign

Answer 20

A finding during a physical exam

Question 21

Symptom

Answer 21

Complaint from a patient