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Med Terms
Term | Definition |
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occult | hidden |
systemic | all over the body (or most of it) |
localized | stays in a certain part of the body |
idiopathic | no know specific cause; it just happens |
sequela | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
pathogen | the organism that causes the problem |
morbidity | the risk for being sick |
diagnosis | what the health care professional thinks the patient has |
impression | another way of saying assessment |
differential diagnosis | a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam |
benign | safe |
malignant | dangerous; a problem |
generation | to be getting worse |
remission | to get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure |
prognosis | the chances for things getting better or worse |
recurrent | to have again |
pending | waiting for |