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Body in Disease
Disease Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Idiopathic | Having no identifiable cause |
| Iatrogenic | Medical Mistake |
| Nosocomial | Contracted disease causing agent in hospital/healthcare setting |
| Neoplastic | Caused by new growth; Can be benign or malignant |
| Congenital | Born with condition |
| Genetic | Spontaneous mutation of gene |
| Hereditary | Inherited gene from parent |
| Degenerative | Caused by progressive destruction of cells due to disease or aging |
| Environmental | Caused by exposure environmental agents |
| Infectious | Caused by a pathogen |
| Nutritional | Caused by lack of nutritious food or inability of body to utilize the nutrients in food |
| Syndrome | Set of signs and symptoms associated with one particular disease |
| Exacerbation | Flare up of signs and symptoms of a disease |
| Remission | Temporary improvement in signs and symptoms of disease |
| Symptoms | Deviation in health perceived by the patient |
| Sign | Deviation in health that can be seen by others |
| Chronic | Signs & Symptoms continuing for more than 3 months |
| Acute | Signs & Symptoms that come on suddenly and are severe in intensity |
| Prognosis | Predicted outcome of disease |
| Recuperation | Recovery |