medical definition of disease process
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- A disease is a particular abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. The causal study of disease is called pathology.Disease is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by factors originally from an external source, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases.he term disease broadly refers to any condition that impairs the normal functioning of the body. For this reason, diseases are associated with dysfunctioning of the body's normal homeostatic process.
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Disease In humans, disease is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person.he term may be used to refer to the existence of any form of disease, or to the degree that the health condition affects the patient. Among severely ill patients, the level of morbidity is often measured by ICU scoring systems.
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Disease Lists of diseases. A medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases and disorders. A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. A disorder is a functional abnormality or disturbance. List of cancer types. List of cutaneous conditions. List of endocrine diseases.
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- Disease is a pathologic condition of the body with a unique set of symptoms and signs, often resulting in impairment. The impairment may lead to functional deficit. Impairment is any loss or abnormality of psychological, physical, or anatomic structure or function.
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diagnosis Medicine/Medical. 1  the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. 2  the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
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pathogenesis pathogenesis. the development of morbid conditions or of disease; more specifically the cellular events and reactions and other pathological mechanisms occurring in the development of disease.Includes the study of the relationship between the cause and the lesions, and that between the lesion and the clinical signs.he development of morbid conditions or of disease; more specifically the cellular events and reactions and other pathological mechanisms occurring in the development of disease. Includes the study of the relationship between the cause and the lesions, and that between the lesion and the clinical signs.
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- Learner's definition of DISEASE. 1. : an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant: a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally. [count]. infectious/contagious diseases. He suffers from a rare genetic disease.
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diagnosis Medicine/Medical. 1  the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. 2  the decision reached from such an examination.
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- disease. noun dis·ease \di-ˈzēz\. Tweet. : an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant: a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally.
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process Definition of process for English Language Learners. : 1  a series of actions that produce something or that lead to a particular result. : 2  a series of changes that happen naturally. 3  medical : something that sticks out of something else.
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- Periodontitis is caused by microorganisms that adhere to and grow on the tooth's surfaces, along with an over-aggressive immune response against these microorganisms.he 1999 classification system for periodontal diseases and conditions listed seven major categories of periodontal diseases, of which 2-6 are termed destructive periodontal disease because the damage is essentially irreversible. The seven categories are as follows: 1  Gingivitis.
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Disease The term disease broadly refers to any condition that impairs the normal functioning of the body. For this reason, diseases are associated with dysfunctioning of the body's normal homeostatic process.orbidity (from Latin morbidus, meaning sick, unhealthy) is a diseased state, disability, or poor health due to any cause. The term may be used to refer to the existence of any form of disease, or to the degree that the health condition affects the patient.
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disease disease(s) (dizēz´) , n a definite deviation from the normal state characterized by a series of symptoms. Disease may be caused by developmental disturbances, genetic factors, metabolic factors, living agents, or physical, chemical, or radiant energy, or the cause may be unknown.targardt's disease An autosomal recessive inherited disorder of the retina occurring in the first or second decade of life and affecting the central region of the retina. A few cases are inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.
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What does disease mean? What is the definition? 1. 1  a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
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medicine Medical Definition of medicine. 1  1: a substance or preparation used in treating disease. 2  2a: the science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of diseaseb: the branch of medicine concerned with the nonsurgical treatment of disease.
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- a disease is a particular abnormal condition a disorder of a structure or function that affects part or all of an organism the causal study of disease is called pathology disease is a particular abnormal condition a disorder of a structure or function that affects part or all of an organism the causal study of disease is called pathology
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- Medical Definition of DEGENERATIVE DISEASE. : a disease (as arteriosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, or osteoarthritis) characterized by progressive degenerative changes in tissue. 2 ENTRIES FOUND: 1  degenerative disease (noun). 2  degenerative joint disease (noun). a disease (as arteriosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, or osteoarthritis) characterized by progressive degenerative changes in tissue. 2 ENTRIES FOUND: 1  degenerative disease (noun).
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- A syndrome is a set of medical signs and symptoms that are correlated with each other and, often, with a particular disease or disorder. The word derives from the Greek σύνδρομον, mean concurrence. In some instances, a syndrome is so closely linked with a pathogenesis or cause that the words syndrome, disease, and disorder end up being used interchangeably for them. This is especially true of inherited syndromes. For example, Down syndrome, Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome, and Andersen ...
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Patient Rights and Responsibilities To assure that the basic rights of human beings for independence of expression, decision and action, concern for personal dignity and human relationships are preserved for all patients, and to define the responsibilities of patients seen at University Health Conway.
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disease disease. n. 1. (Pathology) any impairment of normal physiological function affecting all or part of an organism, esp a specific pathological change caused by infection, stress, etc, producing characteristic symptoms; illness or sickness in general.
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- Disease management has emerged as a promising strategy for improving care for those individuals with. chronic conditions. People with chronic conditions usually use more health care services which often. are not coordinated among providers, creating opportunities for overuse or underuse of medical care. Disease management is a proactive, multidisciplinary, systematic approach to health care delivery that:
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Disease In humans, disease is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases, lesions and disorders. While the term medical condition generally includes mental illnesses, in some contexts the term is used specifically to denote any illness, injury, or disease except for mental illnesses.
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- Medical Definition of SCLEROSIS. 1. : a pathological condition in which a tissue has become hard and which is produced by overgrowth of fibrous tissue and other changes (as in arteriosclerosis) or by increase in interstitial tissue and other changes (as in multiple sclerosis)—called also hardening.2.ull Definition of SCLEROSIS. 1. : pathological hardening of tissue especially from overgrowth of fibrous tissue or increase in interstitial tissue; also: a disease characterized by sclerosis.
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- Note also the terms relating to disease, a morbid or pathological condition of the body. Diseases are characterized by specific signs, symptoms, and clinical findings. It is important to be able to differentiate among these. In common usage, signs and symptoms are taken to mean the same thing.
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lysis lysis. n, pl-ses (-siːz). 1. (Biochemistry) the destruction or dissolution of cells by the action of a particular lysin. 2. (Medicine) med the gradual reduction in severity of the symptoms of a disease. [C19: New Latin, from Greek, from luein to release].y·ses (-sēz). 1. Biochemistry The dissolution or destruction of cells, such as blood cells or bacteria, as by the action of a specific lysin that disrupts the cell membrane. 2. Medicine The gradual subsiding of the symptoms of an acute disease.
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disease Definition of disease for English Language Learners. : 1  an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant : a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally. : 2  a problem that a person, group, organization, or society has and cannot stop.