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acute disease |
disease having a rapid onset, severe symptoms, and a course or duration |
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allergy |
reaction due to extreme sensitivity to certain foods, chemicals, or other normally harmless substances |
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aseptic |
freedom from disease germs |
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chronic disease |
disease of long duration, usually mild but recurring |
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congenital disease |
disease that exits at birth |
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contagious disease |
disease that is communicable or transmittable by contact |
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contraindication |
any condition or disease that makes an indicated treatment or medication inadvisable |
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diagnosis |
determination of the nature of a disease from its symptoms |
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disease |
abnormal condition of all part of the body, organ, or mind that makes it incapable of carrying on normal function |
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epidemic |
appearance of a disease that simultaneously attacks a large number of persons living in a particular locality |
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etiology |
study of the causes of disease and their mode of operation |
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infectious disease |
disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms or viruses that are easily spread |
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inflammation |
condition of some part of the body as a protective response to injury, irritation, or infection, characterized, by redness, heat, pain, and swelling |
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objective symptoms |
symptoms that are visible, such as pimples, pustules, or inflammation |
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occupational disease |
illness resulting from conditions associate with emploment, such as coming in contact with certain chemicals or tints |
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parasitic disease |
disease caused by vegetable or animal parasites,such as pediculosis and ringworm |
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pathogenic disease |
disease produced by disease-causing bacteria, such as staphylococcus and streptococcus (pus-forming bacteria), or viruses |
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pathology |
science that investigates modifications of the functions and changes in structure caused by disease |
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prognosis |
foretelling of probable course of a disease |
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seasonal disease |
disease influenced by the weather |
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sepsis |
the poisoned state caused by the absorption of pathogenic microorganisms and their products into the bloodstream |
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subjective disease |
symptoms that can be felt, such as itching, burning, or pain |
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systemic disease |
disease that affects the body generally, often due to under- or overfunctioning of the internal glands |
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venereal disease |
contagious disease commonly acquired by contact with an infected person during sexual intercourse, characterized by sores and rashes on the skin |