Disease Terms Flashcards
Symptom
Subjective evidence of a disease that can only be communicated by the patient
Sign
Objective evidence of disease that can be evaluated or measured
Syndrome
Set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of disease process
Diagnosis
The identification of a disease
Differential Diagnosis
An attempt to determine which of several diseases could be causing the signs and symptoms.
Prognosis
A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
Acute
Condition with rapid onset severe course and relativity short duration.
Chronic
Condition of long duration, could be controlled but rarely cured.
Remission
Temporary, partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure.
Disease
Condition in which one or more body parts aren’t functioning normally
Eponym
A disease, structure, operation or procedure named for the person who created it
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