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29 Cards in this Set
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DISEASE
DI/SAOEZ OR DZ |
IS ANY DEVIATION FROM OR INTERRUPTION OF THE BODY'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS
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HOMEOSTASIS
HOEM/YO/STAI/SIS |
IS THE TENDENCY OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN INTERNAL STABILITY
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SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
SAOIN /TKP/SIFRP/TOM/-S |
A DISEASE IS USUALLY MANIFESTED BY CHARATERISTIC
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SYNDROME
SIN/DROEM |
A SET OF SYMPTOMS THAT OCCUR TOGETHER IS KNOWN AS
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ETIOLOGY
AOET/YOLG |
THE CAUSE OF A DISEASE
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PATHOLOGY
PA/THOLGY |
THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL MANIFESTATION OF A DISEASE
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PROGNOSIS
PROG/NOE/SIS |
A FORECAST OF THE PROBABLE COURSE AND OUTCOME OF A DISEASE
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IDIOPATHIC
ID/YO/PA*T/IK |
A DISEASE WHICH THERE IS NO KNOW CAUSE
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PRODROME
PRO/DROEM |
A SYMPTOM INDICATING ONSET OF DISEASE
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PRIMARY
PRAOI/MAIR |
FIRST IN ORDER OF DEVELOPMENT
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SECONDARY
SEK/DAIR |
DERIVED FROM OR CONSEQUENT TO A PRIMARY CAUSE
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ORGANIC
O*R/GAN/IK |
PERTAINING TO THE STRUCTURE OF AN ORGAN OR PART
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FUNCTIONAL
FUNGS/NAL |
PERTAINING TO THE FUNCTION BUT NOT THE STRUCTURE OF AN ORGAN OR PART
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GENERAL
JEN |
AFFECTING MANY OR ALL PARTS OF AN ORGANISM;NOT LOCAL
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ACUTE
AI/KAOUT |
HAVING A SHORT,SEVERE COURSE OR RECENT ONSET
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CHRONIC
KRON/IK |
PERSISTING OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
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CONSTANT
KON/STANT |
REMAINING UNALTERED OVER THE COURSE OF THE ILLNESS
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INTERMITTENT
SPWER/MIT/ENT |
OCCURING AT INTERVALS, WITH SOME CESSATION OF PAIN OR ACTIVITY IN BETWEEN FLARE-UPS
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SYMPTOMATIC
SIFRPT/MAT/IK |
EXHIBITING THE SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASE; INDICATIVE OF A DISEASE
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ASYMPTOMATIC
AI/SIFRPT/MAT/IK |
SHOWING OR CAUSING NO SYMPTOMS
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TYPICAL
TIP/KAL |
PRESENTING DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
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ATYPICAL
AI/TIP/KAL |
IRREGULAR; NOT CONFORMING TO THE TYPE
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SYSTEMIC
SIS/TEM/IK |
PERTAINING TO THE WHOLE BODY
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TRAUMATIC
TRAU/MAT/IK |
PERTAINING TO OR THE RESULT OF A WOUND OR INJURY
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OPPORTUNISTIC
TUNT/*IS/IK OR OP/TAOUN/*IS/IK |
A DISEASE OR INFECTION CAUSED BY A MICRO-ORGANISIM THAT HAS BECOME PATHOGENIC
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NOSOCOMIAL
NOS/KOEM/YAL |
A DISEASE OR INFECTION ACQUIRED WHILE IN A HOSPITOL
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COMPLICATION
KOFRP/KAIGS OR KOM/PLI/KAIGS |
A DISEASE CONCURRENT WITH ANOTHE DISEASE
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SEQUELA
SE/KWEL/LA OR SE/KWAOE/LA |
A LEISON OR AFFECTION FOLLOWING OR CAUSED BY DISEASE
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-lithiasis
LI/THAOI/SIS |
FORMATION OF CALCULI, CONCRETIONS, STONES
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