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Med Term 3 PCT

TermDefinition
Hypertension Higher than normal blood pressure.
Symptom Subjective evidence of a disease such as pain or headache. Can be evaluated by the patient only.
Hypotension Lower than normal blood pressure.
Signs Objective evidence of disease such as fever, rash, or blood pressure. Can be evaluated by a patient or others.
Diagnosis The identification of the disease.
Acute Rapid onset, a severe course, in a relatively short amount of time.
Chronic Condition has a long duration. Although such diseases can be controlled, they are rarely cured.
Prognosis A prediction of a probable course and outcome of a disorder.
Remission The temporary, partial, or complete, disappearance of a disease without having achieved a cure.
Triage Medical screening of patients to determine their priority of need and proper place of treatment.
Suppuration The formulation or discharge of pus.
Palpitation Pounding heart.
Gastralgia Stomach pain.
Atherosclerosis Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery due to cholesterol.
Itis Inflammation.
Sclerosis Abnormal hardening.
Stenosis Abnormal narrowing.
Intramuscular Inject into the muscle.
Intravenous Inject into the vein.
Intradermal Inject into the skin.
Acronym Word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term.
Ologist Specialist.
Scopy Visual examination.
Arthr Joint.
Nosocomial Infection acquired in a hospital setting. Also know as a Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI).
Iatrogenic Unfavourable response to prescribed medical treatment, such as severe burns from radiation.
Pathologist Specialises in the laboratory analysis of tissue samples to confirm or establish the diagnosis of a disease.
Etiology Cause of disease.
Homeostasis The process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment.
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