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20 Cards in this Set
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Acute
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sharp having intense often severe symtoms, short course
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Chronic
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a condition developing alowly and persistantly over time
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benign
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mild or non cancerous
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malignant
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harmful, cancerous
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degeneration
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gratual deteriration of normal cells and body functions
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digenerate diseases
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any disease in ehich there is deterioration of structure or function of tissue
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diagnosis
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determination of the precence of a disease based on evaluation of symptoms, signs, and test findings dia(throught gnosis=knowing
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etiology
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causeof disease (etio=cause)
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exacerbation
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increase in severity of a disease based on evaluation with aggrivation of sysmptoms (ex=out acerbo=harsh)
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remission
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a period in which symptoms and igns stop or abate
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febrile
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relating to fever
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gross
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large visible to the naked eye
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idiopathic
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a conditioin occuring without a clearly identified causr (idio=ones own
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localized
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limited to a definate area or part
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systemic
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relating to the whole body rather than a part
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Acute
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sharp having intense often severe symtoms, short course
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Chronic
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a condition developing alowly and persistantly over time
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benign
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mild or non cancerous
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malignant
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harmful, cancerous
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degeneration
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gratual deteriration of normal cells and body functions
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