Medical Terms to Describe Disease Conditions Flashcards
acute
condition with rapid onset, severe course, and relatively short duration
chronic
condition of long duration, which may be controlled, but usually not cured
remission
temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without achieving a cure
eponym
disease, structure, operation or procedure which is named for the person who discovered or described it first
-ology
study of
-ologist
specialist
path/o
disease
syndrome
set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
sign
something that can be seen or confirmed by another person or test, such as fever or vomiting
symptom
something that a patient feels that cannot be confirmed by another person or test, like a headache or nausea
disease
when one or more body parts is not functioning properly
diagnosis
identification of a disease
differential diagnosis
list of the different diseases which might be causing the signs and symptoms that the patient has
prognosis
prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder