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Med Term 3 PCT
Term | Definition |
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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. |