Unit 1: Terms Flashcards
Benign
Mild; noncancerous
Acute
A condition with severe symptoms and a short course.
Chronic
A condition that develops slowly and persists over time.
Degeneration
Gradual, progressive deterioration of body structure or function over time
Diagnosis
A physician’s determination of the existence of disease based on objective and subjective findings.
Etiology
Cause of a disease
Exacerbation
Increase in severity; to get worse
Febrile
Having an elevated temperature
Gross
Visible to the naked eye
idiopathic
Lacking a clearly defined cause
Localized
Defined to a specific area
malignant
Harmful; cancerous or invasive
Marked
Meaningful; noteworthy; important
morbidity
State or presence of a disease
Mortality
Death
prognosis
Knowledgeable prediction of the outcome of a disease
progressive
Continuing increase in the severity of signs and symptoms of a disease
Recurrent
Happening repeatedly after a period of inactivity
Systemic
Throughout the body
Unremarkable
Unimportant; not meaningful
Inhalation
Vapor or gas inhaled through the nose or mouth and absorbed into the bloodstream through the lungs
Oral
Drug is taken by mouth and is absorbed into the bloodstream through the stomach or small intestine
Rectal
Drug is in the form of a suppository or liquid and is inserted into the rectum
Sublingual
Drug is placed under the tongue and allowed to dissolve in the mouth
Topical
Drugs – lotions, creams, ointments, eyedrops – are applied to a particular area
Transdermal
Drug is absorbed into the bloodstream through the skin, usually by means of a patch
Parenteral
Intradermal – injected within the layers of skin
Intramuscular – injected into the body of a muscle
Intravenous – injected into a vein
Subcutaneous – injected just beneath the skin into the subcutaneous layer
prophylaxis
Measure that prevents
