disease terms

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 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

diagnosis

Answer 4

the identification of a disease

Question 5

differential diagnosis

Answer 5

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

Question 6

prognosis

Answer 6

prediction of the probable course and outcome 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 symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure

Question 10

disease

Answer 10

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

Question 11

eponym

Answer 11

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

Question 12

acronym

Answer 12

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