Objective evidence of disease, such as fever

Subjective evidence, such as a headache

A set of signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of a specific disease process

Indication of a disease abbreviation = DX plural = diagnoses

Differential diagnosis

An attempt to determine which of several possible diseases is causing these signs and symptoms that are present abbreviation = D/DX also known as as a Rule Out (abbreviation R/O)

A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

Has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration

Is of long duration – such diseases can be controlled, they are rarely cured

The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure

A condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally

A disease, structure, operation, or procedure is named for the person who first discovered it or described it

A word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term

The invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism. Can remain localized or can be systemic. Signs and symptoms can include malaise, chills and fever, redness, heat, and swelling, or exudate from a wound

Localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues

Key indicators of inflammation are:

erythema = redness hyperthermia = heat edema = swelling pain

A torn or jagged wound or accidental cut

A pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

Describe describes the specialized membranes that line the body cavities

Refers to the fluid secreted by these mucous membranes

And examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts

Rotating the arm, so the palm is upward

Having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male

Surgical incision for the removal of a stone

Exam examination position in which a female is lying on her back with her feet and legs raised and supported stirrups

A groove or cracked like sore of the skin

An abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

The last and longest portion of the small intestine (ileum is spelled with an E as an intestine

Part of the hip bone (ilium is spelled with an I as an hip

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Vocab for MedTerm

Question	Answer
Sign	Objective evidence of disease, such as fever
Symptom	Subjective evidence, such as a headache
Syndrome	A set of signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of a specific disease process
Diagnosis	Indication of a disease abbreviation = DX plural = diagnoses
Differential diagnosis	An attempt to determine which of several possible diseases is causing these signs and symptoms that are present abbreviation = D/DX also known as as a Rule Out (abbreviation R/O)
Prognosis	A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
Acute condition	Has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
Chronic condition	Is of long duration – such diseases can be controlled, they are rarely cured
Remission	The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
Disease	A condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally
Eponym	A disease, structure, operation, or procedure is named for the person who first discovered it or described it
Acronym	A word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term
Pathogenic	Disease producing organism
Systemic	Affecting the entire body
Exudate	Any fluid such as pus
Infection	The invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism. Can remain localized or can be systemic. Signs and symptoms can include malaise, chills and fever, redness, heat, and swelling, or exudate from a wound
Inflammation	Localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues
Key indicators of inflammation are:	erythema = redness hyperthermia = heat edema = swelling pain
Laceration	A torn or jagged wound or accidental cut
Lesion	A pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury
Mucous	Describe describes the specialized membranes that line the body cavities
Mucus	Refers to the fluid secreted by these mucous membranes
Palpation	And examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
Palpitation	Pounding or racing heart
Suppination	Rotating the arm, so the palm is upward
Supperation	The formation of pus
Viral	Pertaining to a virus
Virile	Having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
Lithotomy (def 1)	Surgical incision for the removal of a stone
Lithotomy (def 2)	Exam examination position in which a female is lying on her back with her feet and legs raised and supported stirrups
Fissure	A groove or cracked like sore of the skin
Fistula	An abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
Illeum	The last and longest portion of the small intestine (ileum is spelled with an E as an intestine
Illium	Part of the hip bone (ilium is spelled with an I as an hip

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