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Related Clinical Terms Chapter 1

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  • acute

    disease of short duration but typically severe

  • chemotherapy

    treatment of disease by use of chemical substances (especially treatment of cancer by cytotoxic and other drugs)

  • chronic

    illness persisting for long time/constantly recurring (often contrasted with acute)

  • epidemiology

    branch of science dealing with

    • incidence

    • distribution

    • possible control of diseases & other factors relating to health

  • etiology

    science & study of cause of diseases

  • idiopathic

    denoting any disease/condition of unknown cause

  • morbidity

     state of being diseased/unhealthy

    • also incidence of disease in population

  • pathophysiology

    functional changes that accompany particular syndrome/disease

  • syndrome

    condition characterized by group of associated symptoms