Chapter 1 Basic Words

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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