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acquired
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Patient was not born with it (it was not hereditary or congenital)...AIDS—which stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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Recently the most talked about disease of this type is AIDS—which stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
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acute
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One which has a short and relatively severe course..Acute appendicitis
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A patient with an acute illness has not been experiencing symptoms for very long. Acute appendicitis, for example, is common. This is inflammation of the appendix which develops quickly and often necessitates surgery because of the likelihood of the appendix bursting. (Of note, this does not refer to how a disease looks—a cute little disease.)
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asymptomatic
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Having no symptoms.
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Although generally individuals do not go to a doctor or hospital when they are not experiencing symptoms, underlying asymptomatic diseases are often discovered during examinations which are either routine or being performed for a different reason.
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chronic
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Persisting over a long period of time. This is the opposite of an acute illness...chronic bronchitis
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A chronic condition can last for years and sometimes a lifetime. An example is chronic bronchitis, which results in daily or constant coughing and changes in the lung tissue
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congenital
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Present at birth. This differs from a hereditary condition in that it is not necessarily inherited from the parents.
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Occasionally infants are born with congenital heart defects which can require surgery or lead to death.
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disabling
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Causes impairment of normal functions... sight, hearing, mobility, or breathing.
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end-stage
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A progressively deteriorating condition..end-stage liver disease
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such as end-stage liver disease, that has reached a point of terminal functional impairment of the affected organ or system.
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intermittent
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Causes symptoms at intervals with periods of time between them with no symptoms...coughs
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Most coughs, for example, are intermittent.
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malignant
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Tending to become progressively worse and eventually causing death; usually tumors/cancers
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This is usually attributed to
types of tumors or cancers but can also describe other problems, such as malignant hypertension. |
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neonatal
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Affecting newborns, especially common in prematurely born infants.
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Neonatal also simply has
reference to newborns, not necessarily connoting disease. |
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paroxysmal
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A sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms; a seizure or attack
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Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, for example, is a nighttime attack of breathing
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progressive
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Advancing, going forward; going from bad to worse; increasing in severity; becomes worse over time...vision
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This is a disease that
becomes worse over time. For many people, vision becomes progressively worse throughout their lives. |
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recurrent
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Reappears after it has apparently goneaway...cancer patients
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Cancer patients are consistently rechecked to see if there has been any recurrence after they have stopped showing
signs of disease. |
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relapsing
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The return of a disease after its apparent cessation. This means basically the same thing as recurrent.
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remissive
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Most or all of the symptoms have gone away.
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They can disappear either spontaneously or because of treatment, and the disappearance can be either temporary or permanent.
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sequela
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A condition resulting from a prior disease, injury, or attack...a sequela of chickenpox
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subacute
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Refers to an illness that is neither acute nor chronic, but is somewhere in between.
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terminal
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Expected to end in death regardless of treatment.
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recurrent and _________ mean the same thing
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relapse(ing)
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