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1: Health Disease
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DALY or disability adjusted life year | a summary measure of not only the total number of lives lost but also an estimate of the time and extent of disability caused as well |
| diagnosis | the identification and classification of a disease |
| disease | any disruption of vital function of an organism caused by genetic, environmental, or developmental factors |
| etiology | the cause(s) of a disease |
| health | a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being; not merely the absence of disease |
| iatrogenic | caused inadvertently by medical treatment |
| idiopathic | no known cause |
| illness | the state of being in an unhealthy condition |
| incidence | the rate of occurrence of new cases of a disease in a population over time |
| natural history of disease | the incidence, etiology, and pathogenesis of a disease |
| pathogenesis | process(es) by which a disease occurs and progresses |
| prognosis | the most likely course and outcome of a disease |
| signs | objectively observable findings caused by a disease |
| symptoms | subjective elements of a disease experienced by the patient |