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assessment terms
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Term | Definition |
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impression im-PREH-shun | another way of saying assessment |
diagnosis DAI-ag-NOH-sis | what the health care professional thinks the patient has |
differential diagnosis dih-fer-EN-shal DAI-ag-NOH-sis | a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam |
benign beh-NAIN | safe |
malignant mah-LIG-nant | dangerous; a problem |
degeneration dee-jen-er-AY-shun | to be getting worse |
remission reh-MIH-shun | to get better or improve; doesn't mean cure |
idiopathic ih-dee-oh-PA-thik | no known specific cause; it just happens |
localized LOH-kah-LAIZD | stays in a certain part of the body |
systemic/generalized sih-STEM-ik, jen-er-ah-LAIZD | all over the body (or most of it) |
morbidity mor-BID-ih-tee | the risk for being sick |
mortality mor-TA-lih-tee | the risk of dying |
etiology ee-tee-AW-loh-jee | the cause |
prognosis prawg-NOH-sis | the chances for things getting better or worse |
occult ah-KULT | hidden |
pathogen PATH-oh-jin | the organism that causes the problem |
lesion LEE-shun | diseased tissue |
recurrent ree-KUR-ent | to have again |
sequelae seh-KWEL-ah | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
pending PEN-ding | waiting for |