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HS-III Disease Terms
Disease terms to know (kjb)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Disease | A condition marked by complaints, a specific history, and clinical signs, symptoms, and diagnostic test. |
| Disorder | a condition of the mind or body, functional abnormality or disturbance (shortcoming); ? cause |
| Infectious | Any disease caused by growth of pathogenic microorganisms in the body. |
| Communicable | A disease that may be transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to another. |
| Idiopathic | Pertaining to illnesses whose cause is either uncertain or as yet undetermined. |
| Nosocomial infection | An infection occurring in a health care setting, such as a hospital or nursing home |
| Opportunistic infection | Any infection that results from a defective immune system that cannot defend against pathogens normally found in the environment. |
| Genetic disorder | A genetic disorder is an illness caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes, especially a condition that is present from before birth. (not necessarily inherited) |
| Congenital disorder | present at birth |
| Syndrome | A group of symptoms, signs, laboratory findings, and physiological disturbances that are linked by a common history. |
| Epidemiologist | a person who specializes in the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states and events in populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems. |
| Endemic | disease found in a specific population or particular region of the world; usually used to refer to a disease that occurs continuously |
| Epidemic | An outbreak of a disease, i.e., a disease that suddenly affects a large group of persons in a geographic region or defined population group. |
| Pandemic | An exceptionally widespread epidemic, that is a disease or outbreak that affects very high proportions of the population, or populations throughout the world. |
| Acute | disease having a rapid onset, severe symptoms, and a short course; not chronic |
| Chronic | Of long duration; opposite of acute |
| Remission | The period during which symptoms abate.(decrease or stop) |
| Eponym | A name for anything (disease, organ, function, place) adapted from the name of a particular person or sometimes a geographical location |
| Acronym | An abbreviation formed from the initial components in a phrase or a word. |
| Sign | objective evidence of a disease or disorder (can be observed or measured) |
| Symptom | subjective experience of a disease or disorder; are described by the person experiencing them can’t be measured or seen. |
| Etiology | cause of a disease |
| Diagnosis (Dx) | the term used to indicate the disease or syndrome a person has or is believed to have |
| Prognosis | a prediction for the course or end of the disease or disorder; estimation for chance of recovery |
| Anomaly | deviation from normal |
| S/S | Abbreviation for signs and symptoms |
| deep | below the surface |
| superficial | pertaining to near the surface |
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