Disease Terms

Question 1

symptom

Answer 1

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

Question 2

signs

Answer 2

objective evidence of 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 4

differential diagnosis

Answer 4

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

Question 5

prognosis

Answer 5

prediction of the probable course and outcome of the disorder.

Question 5

acute

Answer 5

condition with rapid onset, severe course and relatively short duration.

Question 6

chronic

Answer 6

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

Question 7

remission

Answer 7

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

Question 8

disease

Answer 8

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

Question 9

eponym

Answer 9

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