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Disease Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| deficiency | A lack or defect. |
| degenerative | Pertaining to deterioration. |
| developmental | Occurs as a result of some abnormality in the development of tissue, an organ, or body part. |
| essential | Disease for which cause is unknown |
| familial | Occurring in more members of a family than would be expected by chance. |
| functional | Of, connected with, or being a function. |
| hereditary | Genetically transmitted from parent to offspring |
| idiopathic | Of unknown cause |
| infectious | Disease caused by an infection. |
| molecular | Disease caused by abnormality in the chemical structure or concentration of a single molecule. |
| neoplastic | Pertaining to any new and abnormal growth. |
| nutritional | Relating to or affecting nutrition |
| organic | Pertaining to or arising from an organ or the organs. |
| traumatic | Resulting from some type of injury |
| acquired | Not genetic. |
| acute | Having a short and relatively severe course. |
| asymptomatic | Showing or causing no symptoms |
| chronic | Persisting over a long period of time. |
| congenital | Present at birth. |
| disabling | Impairment of normal functions. |
| end-stage | Occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition. |
| intermittent | Occurring at separated intervals. |
| malignant | Tending to become progressively worse and to result in death. |
| neonatal | Pertaining to the first four weeks after birth. |
| paroxysmal | Sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms. |
| progressive | Advancing |
| recurrent | Returning after remissions. |
| relapsing | Return of a disease after its apparent cessation. |
| remissive | Disease for which most or all of the symptoms have gone away. |
| sequela | Abnormality or disease which continues after the original disease has resolved. |
| subacute | An illness which is neither acute nor chronic. |
| terminal | Forming or pertaining to an end. |
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