Disease, any harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state of an organism, generally associated with certain signs and symptoms.
a definite pathological process having a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown. For specific diseases, see under the specific name, asaddison's disease. See alsoillness,...
(redirected from extensor process disease)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia. ex·ten·sor (ĭk-stĕn′sər) n. A muscle that extends or straightens a limb or body part. [New Latin extēnsor, from Latin extēnsus, past participle of extendere, to stretch out; see ...
1.the study of the relationships of the various factors determining the frequency and distribution of diseases in a human community. 2.the field of medicine that attempts to determine the exact causes of localized outbreaks of disease.— epidemiologist,n.— epidemiologie, epidemiological,adj. ...
2. Sickness is either such as affects the body generally, or only some parts of it. Of the former class, a fever is an example; of the latter, blindness. When a process has been issued against an individual for his arrest, the sheriff or other officer is authorized, after he has arre...
cold (virus) and with a sinus infection (bacteria). A doctor may use the presence of other symptoms (such as fever or body aches), the length of the illness, and certain lab tests to determine if an illness is due to a virus, bacteria, or some other pathogen or disease process. ...
The meaning of RESULT is to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion. How to use result in a sentence.
The U.S.Centers for Disease Control(CDC) has estimated that ASD affects about 1 in every 36childrenin theUnited States. In theUnited Kingdom, ASDs are estimated to affect about 1 percent of the population. In both countries, males are affected four to five times more often than females. ...
: first in order of time or development : primitive the primary stage of civilization the primary lesion of a disease 2 a : of first rank, importance, or value : principal the primary purpose b : basic, fundamental security is a primary need c : of, relating to, or constituti...
Ch 2. The Disease Process Ch 3. Biology of Bacteria Ch 4. Foodborne Diseases and Bacterial... Ch 5. Sexually Transmitted Bacterial... Ch 6. Blood-borne Bacterial Diseases Ch 7. Bacterial Diseases of the Respiratory... Ch 8. Bacterial Wound and Skin... Ch 9. Introduction to Viruses Ch...