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The following activity is for the "key terms" in chapter 1 of your textbook.

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Acute   a disease that is short term  
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Auscultation   using a stethoscope to listen to body cavities and organs  
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Chronic   a disease that persists for a long time  
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Complication   the onset of a second disease or disorder in an individual who is already affected with a disease  
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Diagnosis   the identification or naming of a disorder  
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Disease   a change in structure or function within the body that is considered to be abnormal; any change from normal  
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Disorder   a derangement or abnormality of function  
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Etiology   the study of cause or the cause of a disease  
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Exacerbation   a time when symptoms flare up or become worse  
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Fatal   inevitable or causing death  
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Holistic medicine   the concept of considering the whole person rather than just the physical being  
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Homeostasis   the state of sameness or normalcy that the body strives to maintain  
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Iatrogenic   a problem arising due to or related to a prescribed treatment  
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Idiopathic   an unknown cause of disease  
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Lethal   something that kills  
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Mortality rate   death rate; it is related to the number of people who die with a disease in a certain amount of time  
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Nosocomial   a disease acquitted from the hospital environment  
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Palliative   something that is directed toward relief of symptoms but does not cure  
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Palpation   feeling lightly or by pressing firmly on internal organs or structures  
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Pathogenesis   a description of how a particular disease progresses  
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Pathogens   microorganism or agents that cause disease  
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Pathologic   caused by a pathogen or a disease  
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Pathologist   one who studies disease  
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Pathology   the study of disease  
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Percussion   tapping over various body areas to produce a vibrating sound  
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Predisposing factors   also known as risk factors; make a person more susceptible to disease  
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Prevalent   occurring more often  
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Preventative   something that reduces risk  
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Prognosis   the predicted or expected outcome of the disease  
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Remission   a time when symptoms are diminished or temporarily resolved  
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Signs   observable or measurable factors used to determine a diagnosis  
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Symptoms   what patients report as their problem or problems  
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Syndrome   a groups of symptoms that may be caused by a specific disease but also may be caused by several interrelated problems  
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