Medical terminology

• What does "acute" refer to in health terminology?

  Sudden onset and short duration
• What does "aetiology" mean?

  The cause and development of a disease
• How is "chronic" defined in health terminology?

  Long-term or recurring conditions
• What does "degenerative" refer to?

  Progressive, often irreversible decline
• What is the definition of "diagnosis"?

  Identifying a disease through symptoms
• How is "disease" defined?

  Pathological condition due to various factors
• What does "endogenous" mean?

  Originates internally
• What does "exogenous" refer to?

  Originates externally
• How is "health" defined?

  Complete physical, mental, and social well-being
• What does "homeostasis" refer to?

  Maintaining a stable internal environment
• What does "idiopathic" mean?

  Disease with an unknown cause
• What does "latency" refer to in health terminology?

  Disease present but without symptoms
• What does "iatrogenic" mean?

  Illness caused by medical treatment
• What is a "lesion"?

  Tissue damage caused by disease or injury
• What does "morbidity" refer to?

  The state of being diseased
• What does "mortality" mean?

  Death rate due to disease
• What does "multifactorial" mean in health terminology?

  Diseases caused by multiple factors
• What is a "neoplasm"?

  Abnormal tissue growth (tumors)
• What does "pathogenesis" refer to?

  The development of a disease
• What is "pathology"?

  Study of disease causes, mechanisms, and effects
• What does "pathophysiology" mean?

  Study of functional changes caused by disease
• What are "precipitating factors"?

  Direct triggers for disease onset
• What are "predisposing factors"?

  Factors that increase disease risk
• What does "premalignant" mean?

  Condition that may become cancerous
• What does "prognosis" refer to?

  Expected disease course and outcome
• What does "relapse" mean in health terminology?

  Recurrence of disease symptoms after improvement
• What does "remission" refer to?

  Reduction or disappearance of disease symptoms
• What does "screening" mean in health terminology?

  Testing for disease in asymptomatic individuals
• What are "signs" in health terminology?

  Observable indicators of disease
• What are "symptoms"?

  Subjective experiences reported by the patient
• What does "syndrome" mean?

  A consistent set of signs and symptoms