Diseases - General Medical Terms

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Pathology

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Study of diseases

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Pathogenic/Pathological

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“Disease causing”

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Condition

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A person’s physiological, emotional or mental state

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Signs

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Objective; measurable

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Symptoms

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Subjective (what is felt by the patient)

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Syndrome

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Collection of signs and symptoms

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Epidemiology

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Study of the statistics of a disease or condition, its occurrence, distribution, and transmission of diseases between human populations (Ex how AIDS came about)

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Etiology

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Study of all the factors that cause the disease (Ex pathogens, genetics, environment)

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Immunogenic

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Causes an immune reaction

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Insidious

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Gradual onset; progressive

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Idiopathic

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Unsure of cause

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Oncogenic/carcinogenic

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Cancer causing

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Spontaneous Remission

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Condition goes away on its own

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Iatrogenic

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Medically induced (Ex side effects from medication)

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Nosocomial

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Hospital derived (usually viral or bacterial)

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Acute

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Recently acquired

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Chronic

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Long term; recurring