Terminology and Classification

Question 1

disease

Answer 1

opposite or ease. interruption in normal function.

Question 2

organic disease

Answer 2

disease in which there are anatomic or pathophysiologic changes in some bodily tissue or organ
– can define exactly where disease came from

Question 3

functional disease

Answer 3

not organic in origin; no known/detectable organic basis to explain symptoms

Question 4

disorder

Answer 4

disturbance of function, structure

Question 5

syndrome

Answer 5

aggregate of symptoms and signs

Question 6

illness

Answer 6

synonym for disease - often refers to patients personal experience of their disease

Question 7

symptom

Answer 7

manifestation of disease that patient experiences

Question 8

asymptomatic

Answer 8

disease present as evidenced by abnormal tests but without patient disability

Question 9

systemic

Answer 9

affecting entire body

Question 10

etiology

Answer 10

cause of disease

Question 11

diagnosis

Answer 11

determination of cause of disease

Question 12

prognosis

Answer 12

probable outcome or course of disease

Question 13

-itis

Answer 13

refers to inflammation

Question 14

5 cardinal signs of inflammation

Answer 14

pain, heat, redness, swelling, loss of function

Question 15

specimen

Answer 15

sample obtained from patient for lab testing

Question 16

analyzer

Answer 16

instrument that analyzes specimen for analyte

Question 17

assay

Answer 17

analytic procedure to detect/measure something

Question 18

biomarker

Answer 18

biologically-derived something that can objectively be measured. tells you something about process or condition

Question 19

iatrogenic

Answer 19

cause of disease from treatment ie. medication side effect, injury during surgery

Question 20

idiopathic

Answer 20

disease of unknown cause