basic medical terms ✅

Diagnosis

Identification of a disease or injury

Prognosis

Predicted course and outcome of a disease

Sign

Objective evidence of disease (e.g.; fever)

Symptoms

Subjective evidence of disease, what the patient feels & reports (e.g.; fatigue)

Syndrome

Group of related signs and symptoms (e.g.; Down syndrome)

Acronym

Abbreviation pronounced as a word (e.g.; GERD→Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)

Abbreviation

Shortened form of a word/phrase (e.g.; MRI)

Eponym

Term named after a person (e.g.; fallopian tube→Gabriele Falloppio)

Acute

Sudden, fast, and happens in a short duration

Chronic

Long-lasting condition (the range is around 6+ months)

Relapse

Return of disease after improvement

Exacerbation

Worsening of a condition (e.g.; cancer spreading to other organs)

Remission

Reduction or disappearance of disease signs & symptoms

Differential diagnosis

List of possible diagnoses

Sarcoma

Cancer of fleshy tissue (basically all tissues except epithelial)

Carcinoma

Cancer of epithelial tissue

Malignant

Cancerous; can invade and spread

Benign

Non-cancerous; does not invade and spread

Myocardial infarction (MI)

Heart attack; death of heart muscle from lost blood supply

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Stroke; disrupted blood supply to the brain

Ischemia

Insufficient blood supply to a part of the body