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Homeostasis
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bodily adjustments to changes in the environment that help maintain a steady, healthy balance
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normal state
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Disease
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a change in structure or function that results from disequilibrium
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abnormal
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Sign
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objective evidence of disease based on physical examination and laboratory and diagnostic tests
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objective
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Symptom
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subjective indications of disease reported by the patient
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subjective
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Diagnosis
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determination of the nature of disease based on signs, symptoms, and lab and diagnostic tests
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integration of evidence
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Prognosis
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the predicted course and outcome of a disease
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future implications
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Acute
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the sudden and short term onset of a disease
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sudden
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Chronic
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a long term, slowly progressing disease
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long, slow
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Terminal
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a disease that is expected to end in death
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death
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Remission
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a subsiding stage of a disease when the symptoms are latent, but the disease is still present
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dormant disease
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Exacerbation
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the re-emergence of symptoms and signs when a disease is more active
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return of symptoms
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Relapse
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the reoccurence of a disease long after its apparent cessation
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return of disease
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Complication
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an additional disease or abnormality that occurs as a result of the initial disease
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additional result
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Sequela
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the permanent aftermath of a disease
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long term
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Mortality
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a measure of deaths attributed to a disease over a designated period of time
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death
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Morbidity
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a measure of disability or extent of illness caused by a disease
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disability/illness
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Etiology
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the cause of disease
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cause
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Pathogenesis
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the cause and development of disease
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development
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Idiopathic
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an unknown cause of a disease
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unknown
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Lesion
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the damage done to tissue and cells
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damage
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