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Disease Terminology
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06/09/2012

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Acute
Definition
signs and symptoms appear suddenly, persist for a short time, the disappear
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Anomaly
Definition
a deviation from normal
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chronic
Definition
diseases that develop slowly and last for a long time
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Communicable
Definition
can be transmitted from one person to another
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Congenital Disorder
Definition
abnormal disorder that exists at birth
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Disease
Definition
abnormality in body function that threatens health
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Endemic
Definition
disease that is native to a loca region
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Epidemic
Definition
disease that spreads to many individuals at the same time
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Etiology
Definition
the study of the cause of disease
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Functional
Definition
disease with no detectable physical changes to explain the symptoms being experienced by the patient
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Hereditory disorder
Definition
condition caused by a defective gene
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Idiopathic
Definition
disease with underlying causes
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Nosocomial
Definition
hospital acquired infection that was not present on admission
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Organic
Definition
disorder in which there are physical canges that explain the symptoms being felt by the patient
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Pandemic
Definition
diseases that affect large geographic regions
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Pathogen
Definition
microorganism that causes disease
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Pathology
Definition
study of disease
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Sign
Definition
objective abnormalities seen by someone besides the patient
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Somatoform
Definition
presence of physical symptoms that suggest general medical conditions but are not explained by the patients actual condition
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Symptom
Definition
subjective abnormality felt by the patient
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Syndrome
Definition
collection of different signs and symptoms
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