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Disease Terms
Medical Record Terms Related to Disease
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acute | Sharp; intense symptoms with a short course |
| Chronic | Condition persisting over a long time period |
| Diagnosis | Determination of presence of a disease |
| Etiology | Cause of Disease |
| Exacerbation | Increase in severity of a disease with aggravated symptoms |
| Remission | A period during which signs and symptoms stop or abate |
| Febrile | Elevated temperature |
| Idiopathic | Condition w/o clearly identified cause |
| Localized | Limited to a definite area |
| Systemic | Relating to the whole body |
| Malaise | Feeling of being unwell |
| Marked | Significant |
| Morbidity | Sick; A state of disease |
| Morbidity Rate | The number of cases of a disease in a given year; ratio of sick to well in a population |
| Mortality | State of being subject to death |
| Mortality Rate | Death Rate; ratio of # of deaths to total # in a given population |
| Prognosis | Prediction of the likely outcome of a disease |
| Prophylaxis | A process or measure used to prevent disease |
| Progressive | The advance of a condition as signs and symptoms increase in severity |
| Recurrent | To occur again |
| Sign | A mark; objective evidence of disesase that can be seen or verified |
| Symptom | Occurrence; Subjective evidence of disease that is perceived by the patient |
| Syndrome | A running together; combination of symptoms and signs indicating a particular condition or disease |
| Noncontributory | Not involved in bring on the condition or result |
| Unremarkable | Not significant or worthy of noting |
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