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Anatomy/Disease

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deficiency   A lack or defect.  
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degenerative   Pertaining to deterioration.  
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developmental   Occurs as a result of some abnormality in the development of tissue, an organ, or body part.  
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essential   Term assigned to diseases for which the cause is unknown.  
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familial   Occurring in or affecting more members of a family than would be expected by chance, such as familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.  
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functional   Due to a disturbance of function without evidence of a structural or chemical abnormality.  
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hereditary   Means genetically transmitted from parent to offspring.  
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hereditary   Means genetically transmitted from parent to offspring.  
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idiopathic   Of unknown cause, arising spontaneously, such as idiopathic cardiomyopathy.  
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infectious   Caused by an infection, which is the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissue.  
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molecular   Caused by abnormality in the chemical structure or concentration of a single molecule (the smallest amount of a substance which can exist alone), usually a protein or enzyme. Molecular diseases are often also congenital, such as sickle cell anemia.  
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neoplastic   Any new/abnormal growth; new growth of tissue which is progressive/uncontrolled. These growths are generally called tumors.  
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nutritional   Cause is nutritional factors, either insufficient or excessive dietary intake;eating disorders, such as bulimia or anorexia nervosa. Scurvy and rickets are examples of diseases caused by poor nutrition and/or vitamin deficiency.  
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organic   Due to a demonstrable abnormality in a bodily structure, such as a heart murmur.  
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traumatic   Resulting from some type of injury: physical, chemical, or psychological. Many pathologies, such as injuries, war wounds, or the psychological effects of abuse, war or rape, leading to diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder.  
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acquired   Patient was not born with it.  
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acute   One which has a short and relatively severe course.  
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asymptomatic   Having no symptoms.  
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chronic   Persisting over a long period of time.  
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congenital   Present at birth.  
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disabling   Causes impairment of normal functions, such as sight, hearing, mobility, or breathing.  
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end-stage   A progressively deteriorating condition, such as end-stage liver disease.  
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intermittent   Causes symptoms at intervals with periods of time between them with no symptoms.  
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malignant   Tending to become progressively worse and eventually causing death. This is usually attributed to types of tumors or cancers but can also describe other problems, such as malignant hypertension.  
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neonatal   Affecting newborns, especially common in prematurely born infants.  
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paroxysmal   A sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms; a seizure or attack.  
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progressive   Advancing, going forward; going from bad to worse; increasing in severity.  
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recurrent   Reappears after it has apparently gone away.  
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relapsing   The return of a disease after its apparent cessation. This means basically the same thing as recurrent.  
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remissive   Most or all of the symptoms have gone away. They can disappear either spontaneously or because of treatment, and the disappearance can be either temporary or permanent.  
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sequela   A condition resulting from a prior disease, injury, or attack. For example, a sequela of chickenpox.  
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subacute   Refers to an illness that is neither acute nor chronic, but is somewhere in between.  
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terminal   Expected to end in death regardless of treatment.  
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