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Medical Terminology
Classification of diseases
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACQUIRED | Acquired after birth |
| ACUTE | Rapid onset and progress |
| ALLERGIC | Hypersensitivity to foreign proteins |
| CHRONIC | Slow onset and progress |
| CONGENITAL | Present at birth |
| CRYPTOGENIC | Of doubtful or hidden origin |
| ENDOCRINE | Associated with hormone dysfunction |
| FAMILIAL | Occurs in families |
| FUNCTIONAL | No anatomical abnormality demonstrated but associated with dysfunction |
| LATROGENIC | A disease produced by the treatment given for a primary illness |
| IDIOPATHIC | Peculiar to the individual |
| INFECTIOUS | Caused by micro-organisms readily passed on to other people |
| LOCAL | Involving an area or one part of the body only |
| METABOLIC | Disorder of basic working (physiology) of the body |
| NEOPLASTIC | Associated with development of new growths (e.g. malignant or benigh tumours) |
| NOSOCOMIAL | Infection acquired from hospital, e.g. MRSA |
| ORGANIC | Structural abnormality demonstrated |
| SILENT | No symptoms apparant or obvious signs |
| SYSTEMIC | Involving the entire body |
| TRAUMATIC | Involving injury |