acronym
a word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term
acute
a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
chronic
condition of long duration.
disease
a condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally
diagnosis
identification of a disease
differential diagnosis
is an attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present. Known as a "rule out
eponym
a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
remission
the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
sign
objective evidence of disease such as a fever
symptom
subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache
syndrome
A group of symptoms that occur together as a particular disease process
prognosis
a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation