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general assessment terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| impression (im-PRESH-un) | another way of saying assessment |
| Diagnosis (DAI-ag-NOH-sis) | what the health care professional thinks the patient has) |
| differential diagnosis (DIF-eh-REN-chal Dai-ag-NOH-sis) | a list of conditions the patient may have bases on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam |
| benign (beh-NAIN) | safe |
| malignant (mah-LIG-nant) | dangerous; a problem |
| Degeneration (dee-JEN-eh-RAY-shun) | to be getting worse |
| Remission (rih-MISH-un) | to get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure. |
| idiopathic (ID-ee-oh-PATH-ik) | no known specific cause; it just happens |
| localized (LOH-kal-aized) | stays in a certain part of the body. |
| systemic/ generalized (sis-TEM-ik, JEN-ral-aized | all over the body (or most of it) |
| prognosis (prawg-NOH-sis) | the chances for things getting better or worse |
| occult (ah-KULT) | hidden |
| lesion (LEE-zhun) | diseased tissue |
| recurrent (rih-KUR-ent) | to have again |
| sequela (seh-KWEL-eh) | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| pending (PEN-ding) | waiting for |