Disease Terms

Question 1

Symptom

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Sign

Answer 2

objective evidence of a disease that can 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

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

the prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

Question 7

acute

Answer 7

condition with rapid onset sever 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 pential or complete disappearence of the symptom of a disease without having achievement

Question 10

disease

Answer 10

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

Question 11

eponym

Answer 11

a disease structure operation operation or procedure named after who discovered it first.

Question 12

acronym

Answer 12

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