Health Terms Flashcards
1
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Prophylaxis
A
Preventive treatment
2
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Palliative
A
Treating the symptoms, but not the cause.
3
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Supportive care
A
To treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better.
4
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Impression
A
Assessment
5
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Etiology
A
The cause
6
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Idiopathic
A
No known specific cause; it just happens
7
Q
Localized
A
Stays in a certain part of the body
8
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Systemic, Generalized
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All over the body.
9
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Morbidity
A
The risk of being sick
10
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Mortality
A
The risk of death
11
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Prognosis
A
The chances for things getting better or worse.
12
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Occult
A
Hidden
13
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Pathogen
A
The organism that causes the problem
14
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Lesion
A
Diseased tissue
15
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Sequelae
A
A problem resulting from a disease or injury
