Medical Terms to Describe Disease Conditions

Question 1

acute

Answer 1

condition with rapid onset, severe course, and relatively short duration

Question 2

chronic

Answer 2

condition of long duration, which may be controlled, but usually not cured

Question 3

remission

Answer 3

temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without achieving a cure

Question 4

eponym

Answer 4

disease, structure, operation or procedure which is named for the person who discovered or described it first

Question 5

-ology

Answer 5

study of

Question 6

-ologist

Answer 6

specialist

Question 7

path/o

Answer 7

disease

Question 8

syndrome

Answer 8

set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

Question 9

sign

Answer 9

something that can be seen or confirmed by another person or test, such as fever or vomiting

Question 10

symptom

Answer 10

something that a patient feels that cannot be confirmed by another person or test, like a headache or nausea

Question 11

disease

Answer 11

when one or more body parts is not functioning properly

Question 12

diagnosis

Answer 12

identification of a disease

Question 13

differential diagnosis

Answer 13

list of the different diseases which might be causing the signs and symptoms that the patient has

Question 14

prognosis

Answer 14

prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder