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32 Cards in this Set
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acute
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sharp, intense, severe symptoms and short course
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chronic
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condition developing slowly and persisting over time
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benign
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mild or noncancerous
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malignant
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harmful or cancerous
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degeneration
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gradual deterioration of normal cells and body functions
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degenerative disease
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disease which deterioration of structure or function of tissue
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diagnosis
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determination of the presence of a disease based on evalucation of symptoms, signs, tests
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etiology
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cause of disease
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exacerbation
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increase in severity of a disease with aggravation of symptoms
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remission
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period which symptoms and signs stop or abate
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febrile
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relating to a fever
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gross
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large; visible to naked eye
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idiopathic
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condition occurring without a clearly identified cause
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localized
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limited to a definite area or part
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systemic
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relating to the whole body rather than only a part
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malaise
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feeling of unwellness
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marked
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significant
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equivocal
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vague, questionable
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morbidity
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sick; a state of disease
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morbidity rate
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number of cases of disease in a given year; ratio of sick to well individuals in a given population
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mortality
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state of being subject to death
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mortality rate
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death rate; ratio of total number of deaths to total number in a given population
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prognosis
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foreknowledge; prediction of likely outcome of disease
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progressive
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advance of a condition as signs and symptoms increase in severity
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prophylaxis
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process or measure that prevents disease
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recurrent
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to occur again: describes a return of symptoms and signs after a period of quiescence
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sequela
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disorder or condition after, and usually resulting from, a previous disease of injury
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sign
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a mark; objective evidence of disease that can be seen or verified by an examiner
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symptom
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occurrrence; subjective evidence of disease that is perceived by the patient and often noted in his or her own words
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syndrome
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running together; combination of symptoms and signs that give a distince clinical picture indicating a particular condition or disease
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noncontributory
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not involved in bringing on the condition or result
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unremarkable
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not significant of worthy of nothing
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