Stepping Stones ProgramKID FRIENDLY MEDICAL TERMS AND DIAGNOSIS DEFINEDD IntroductionFrom a child's perspective, having an illness, having a loved one with an illness or being involved with Hospice or another healthcare agency can feel very overwhelming. As the adults/caregivers in the family are ...
By means of verbal definitions new terms are introduced, or the meanings of terms introduced earlier are clarified; in both cases the definitions are called nominal. If, however, one is concerned not with the term itself but rather with the object or concept denoted by it, the definition is...
Medical Idioms Encyclopedia Wikipedia Related to define:dictionary DEFINITION. An enumeration of the principal ideas of which a compound idea is formed, to ascertain and explain its nature and character; or it is that which denotes and points out the substance of a thing, to us. Ayliffe's Pand...
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Define the following medical term: Hemiglossectomy Describe the disease of sepsis. Define rheumatologist. Define the terms antigen, antibodies, and pathogens. Define the following medical term: Malaise Define the following medical term: Bradycardia ...
The immunity in asymptomatic individuals has been summarized as antiparasitic immunity that prevents parasite growth and anti-disease immunity that prevents symptoms [11]. However, this advantage of partial immu- nity is lost in individuals who leave malaria endemic regions [12]. Asymptomatic infections...
Define eponym, and give more examples of medical eponyms. What is the definition of a biological disease? Give some examples. Define chronic disease and give an example in humans. Define emerging disease, and give an example. Using an example, describe what is meant by host-mediated pathogenes...
Although stating that no satisfactory or uniform definition of these terms exists, the term “valvular AF” used in this guideline implied that AF was “related to rheumatic valvular disease (predominantly mitral stenosis) or prosthetic heart valves” [1]. The 2011 American Heart Association/...
In contrast to flourishing, QoL is perhaps more ubiquitous within the biomedical and health science literature. QoL is a broader concept that generally reflects how well individuals are living their lives, with or without disease. QoL can relate spe- cifically to physical, social, and emotional ...
● Family history of certain chronic diseases. If you have close relatives who have had heart disease or diabetes,you are more likely to develop these problems if you are obese. ● Pre-existing medical conditions. High blood pressure,high cholesterol levels,or high blood sugar levels are all ...