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Sign
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is objective evidence of disease
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diagnosis
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is the identification of the disease
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diagnose
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is the process of reaching a dianosis
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acute
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disease or symptom has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
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symptom
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is subjective evidence of a disease
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subjective
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can be measured only by the patient
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objective
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can be measured by the patients or others
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differential diagnosis
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attempts to determine which one of several disease may be producing symptoms
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chronic
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disease or symptom is of long duration. although such disease may be controlled, they are rarely cured
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eponym
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is disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered it first
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syndrome
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is a set of sign and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
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prognosis
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is a forecast or prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
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remission
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is the temporary partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having to achieve the cure.
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acronym
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is a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term
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