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| influenza | A disease causing fever,headache,muscle aches,&cough |
| malaria | this disease got its name because it was more prevalent in swampy areas, and was believed to be due to the damp, malodorous air in such places |
| cholera | a bacterial infection of the intestine, was formerly thought to be due to an excess of bile |
| syndrome | a combination of symptoms that consistently occur together |
| InternationalClassificationofDiseasesninthedition | Official systems of naming and classification, particularly the _, are in wide use to standardize the statistical reporting of diseases & billing for medical services |
| ICD9 | the abbreviation for International Classification of Diseases, 9th edition |
| DiagnosticandStatisticalManualfourthedition | This official system of naming and classification of diseases, published by the American Psychiatric Association, includes precise definitions of diseases |
| classification | the _ of diseases must constantly change as scientific information increses |
| acquired | not congenital |
| acute | developing relatively suddenly & running its course in a few days or weeks |
| asymptomatic | causing no symptoms, often referring to a disease or conditon that is discovered during a routine or screening examination, or in the evaluation of another condition |
| chronic | having a protracted course, often lifelong |
| congenital | present at birth, though not necessarily inherited |
| disabling | causing impairment of normal functions or capabilities, such as the ability to see, stand, & walk, or earn a living |
| endstage | referring to a progressively deteriorating condition that has reached the point of lethal (terminal) functional impairment of an organ or organ system |
| fulminant | rapidly progressive & severe |
| fulminating | synonym of fulminant |
| hyperacute | having a very abrupt onset or very brief course |
| infantile | occurring/becoming evident during infancy |
| intermittent | causing symptoms at intervals, w/ intervening periods w/o symptoms |
| juvenile | occurring in early life |
| lifethreatening | referring to a disease/injury that may prove lethal, even w/ aggressive treatment |
| malignant | tending to cause death |
| neonatal | affecting newborn infants |
| paroxysmal | occurring in sudden attacks |
| progressive | characterized by increasingly extensive/severe symptoms or signs |
| recurrent | referring to a condition that reappears after symptoms had largely or entirely resolved |
| relapsing | essentially the same as the preceding |
| remissive | referring to a condition of which most/all signs & symptoms have resolved,either naturally or as a result of treatment;may be temporary/permament |
| remittent | synonym of remittent |
| selflimiting | said of a disease such as the common cold that typically runs its course & resolves spontaneously w/o complications or sequelae,even when left untreated |
| senile | occurring as a result of aging |
| silent | asymptomatic;referring to a disease/medical event discovered only by chance |
| subacute | lasting somewhat longer than an acute illness |
| subclinical | causing no symptoms/signs; essentially the same as silent |
| terminal | a disease that is expected to cause death w/in the near future,regardless of treatment |
| deficiency | due to a lack/insufficiency of some essential chemical substance/property |
| degenerative | caused by deterioration in the structure/function of cells or tissues |
| developmental | characterized by some abnormality in the development of a tissue,organ,or body part,either b4 or after birth |
| essential | of unknown cause;apparently arising spontaneously |
| familial | due to an inherited abnormality expressed in other members of the patient's family |
| heredofamilial | Synonym of familial |
| functional | due to a disturbance of function w/o evidence of structural/chemical abnormality |
| hereditary | due to an inherited abnormality/tendency |
| idiopathic | of unknown cause;apparently arising spontaneously |
| infectious | caused by the adverse biologic,chemical,or immunologic effects of the growth of microorganisms in the body |
| infective | synony of infectious |
| molecular | a disease caused by ABNLity in the chemical structure/concentration of a single molecule,usually a protein or enzyme |
| inherited | virtually all molecular diseases are _ |
| neoplastic | involving the formation of 1/more growths or tumors,which may be benign/malignant |
| nutritional | due to insufficient/excessive dietary intake of some nutrient |
| organic | due to some demonstrable ABNLity in a bodily structure |
| traumatic | due to injury--physical,chemical,thermal,/psychological |
| etiology | strictly speaking,the study of the caues of disease;universally used by physicians to mean the cause itself |
| multifactorialetiology | indicates that a given disease has more than 1 cause operating together |
| primary | said of a disease/condition that does not result from some other disease |
| secondary | said of a disease/condition that results from some other disease |
| noncontributory | of no help in arriving at a diagnosis;said principally of elements of the patient's history,such as family medical history |
| symptom | any distress,ABNLity,/malfunction experienced by the patient as a result of illness |
| subjective | headache & vertigo are _ symptoms |
| auscultation | listening to selected body regions w/ a stethoscope;principally to assess heart sounds,breath sounds,& bowel sounds |
| inspection | visual examination of the external body surface & of the mouth & pharynx,the external ear,nares,&other orifices&cavities accessible to direct exam w/o a surgical incision |
| palpation | feeling superficial&deep structures w/the fingers or palm to detect tenderness,ABNL mass,ABNL texture of tissues, etc. |
| percussion | tapping w/a finger on the body wall to detect variations in sound quality over ABNL cavities,masses,etc. |
| sign | any ABNLity of bodily structure/function that is observed by the physician,whether evident to the patient or not |
| culture | the growth of microorganisms from a specimen under controlled lab conditions |
| cytology | microscopic exam of stained cells,usually cells brushed/scrpaed from a surface such as the uterine cervix or the stomach interior |
| detecting | the principal use of cytology is in _ any malignant/premalignant cellular changes |
| electrodiagnosticprocedures | methods for recording the electrical activity accompanying the function of certain organs/tissues |
| endoscopy | exam of the interior of a cavity or hollow organ w/an instrument introduced thru a natural orifice |
| histology | microscopic exam of stained,very thin sections of tissue obtained by biopsy/surgical excision,or at autopsy |
| diagnosticimaging | any procedure used to study/visualize internal organs or tissues by application of irradiation/other physical energy |
| invasive | a procedure requiring the intro of a needle, catheter,/other instrument into the body thru a puncture or incision |
| laboratorytest | any test performed in a lab on a specimen of tissue/body fluids removed from the patient |
| microbiology | the branch of biology & medical lab technology concerned w/the study of microorganisms,particularly those pathogenic for humans |
| noninvasive | a diagnostic procedure such as x-ray exam or EKG that does not require intro of instruments into the patient's body |
| radiography | the branch of medicine |
| radiology | the branch of medicine concerned w/ diagnosis&treatment of disease thru x-rays,ultrasound,& related methods |
| scan | exam of part/all of the body by radiographic procedure,particularly one involving radiographic substances,to identify/localize an ABNL condition |
| serology | the branch of medical lab technology that uses antigen-antibody reactions to Dx infections&other diseases,particularly autoimmune diseases |
