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Patho Vocab 1

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acute sudden and severe in onset (targets one system)
asystole cessation of electrical and mechanical activity of the heart
chronic lasting a long time
complication medical problem that occurs during a disease, or AFTER a procedure or treatment (hit or miss)
contraindicated not recommended under certain circumstances
disseminated widely dispersed
epidemiology branch of medicine that is concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease that affect a large number of people (how its spread)
etiology study of the cause of disease
exacerbation increase in the severity of a disease or symptoms
febrile feverish
fulminant sudden and severe in onset (targets multiple systems)
latrogenic illness produced by treatment
idopathic illness from unknown origin
incidence number or rate of NEW cases of a condition during a SPECIFIC time
infarct area of dead tissue after NO blood supply
insidious comes on slowly and does not appear to have symptoms at first
ischemia lack of blood supply to an area
latent existing in hidden or dormant form
necrotic dead tissue caused by lack of blood flow (ischemia)
nosocomial disease originating in a hospital
prevalence proportion of population that have that condition (percentage)
prodromal early symptoms that may indicate the onset of a condition or disease
prognosis prediction of the course of a disease
remission improvement or absence of signs of disease
sequelae problem from a previous disease or injury (another actual disease)
sign objective evidence of disease (ex. fever)
somnolent sleepy, drowsy
subacute between acute and chronic
symptom subjective evidence of disease (ex. pain)
syndrome a group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition; makes cases complex
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