What the health care professional thinks the patient has

another way of saying assessment

the chances for things getting better or worse

to get better or improve;most often used when discussing cancer;remission does not mean cure

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Medical Terminology

Medical Terminology Chapter 2

Question	Answer
diagnosis	What the health care professional thinks the patient has
lesion	diseased tissue
recurrent	to have again
impression	another way of saying assessment
etiology	the cause
morbidity	the risk for being sick
mortality	the risk for dying
prognosis	the chances for things getting better or worse
remission	to get better or improve;most often used when discussing cancer;remission does not mean cure
degeneration	to be getting worse