Terms Flashcards
acute
rapid/sudden onset
short term
benign
non-cancerous
parasitic
condition caused by a parasite (ie; ticks/lice)
epidemic
disease spreading rapidly, in a short timeframe, to an area
chronic
long term / persistent
asymptomatic
w/o symptoms
first-degree
superficial skin burn (ie; sunburn)
non-invasive
procedure/technique that doesn’t breakthrough the skin
infectious
able to spread / contagious
malignant
cancerous
diagnosis
identifying disease/illness based on assessment
pathology
disease related
traumatic
sudden/severe psychologically affected
systemic
involving one or more bodily systems
viral
caused by a virus (ie; common cold)
life-threatening
may cause death / possibly deadly
inflammatory
swelling
local
specific to an area
mild
minor / not severe or life-threatening
untreated
not resolved / was not remedied
terminal
deadly / untreated is likely to die
primary
main resource
prognosis
predicted outcome
psychiatric
pertaining to mental disorders
febrile
feverish
