Para-medical terminology

Question 1

acute

Answer 1

rapid onset, can be sever, brief

Question 2

chronic

Answer 2

prolonged, long-term, can be low intensity

Question 3

comorbid, comorbidity

Answer 3

coexistence of two or more disease processes

Question 4

complication

Answer 4

a process or event that occurs during the course of a disease that is not an essential part of the disease

Question 5

contraindicated

Answer 5

describing an intervention that may have a negative outcome in a given condition

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demographic

Answer 6

an identified group of people about which information is gathered

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diagnosis

Answer 7

the determination of the nature of a disease, injury, or defect

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endemic

Answer 8

a pattern of disease incidence that is limited to a particular population area

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idiopathic

Answer 9

a disease of unknown origin

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incidence

Answer 10

the number of new cases of people falling I’ll with a specified disease during a specific period within a specific population

Question 11

indication

Answer 11

the basis for an intervention that is likely to have a positive outcome in a given condition

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lesion

Answer 12

a pathologic change in tissue

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local

Answer 13

describing a limited are of body

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morbidity

Answer 14

a diseased state; the ratio of sick to well people within a population

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mortality

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death rate from a specific disease

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pandemic

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a contagious disease affecting the global population

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prevalence

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the number of cases of a disease existing in a given population during a specific period or at a particular moment; the proportion of people affected

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prodrome

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an early or predictive symptom of a disease

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prognosis

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expected outcome of a disease or disorder

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sequela/sequelae

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a condition following the consequences of a disease

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sign

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an objectively observable indication of a disease or disorder

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stenosis

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abnormal narrowing of any canal or orifice

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subacute

Answer 23

between acute and chronic; a stage in healing or tissue repair

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symptom

Answer 24

a subjective experience relating to a disease or disorder

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syndrome

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a collection of signs and symptoms associated with a specific disease process

Question 26

systemic

Answer 26

describing a whole-body involvement

Question 27

trauma

Answer 27

any physical or mental injury