| Medical Term |
Definition |
| Acute |
Not necessarily severe, but of short duration; not chronic |
| Benign |
Non-cancerous; non-life threatening condition |
| Biopsy |
Removal of tissue sample for examination |
| Chronic |
Persisting or recurring over a long period of time |
| Congenital |
Condition from birth |
| Diagnosis |
The identification and naming of a medical condition |
| Exacerbation |
An increase in the severity of symptoms |
| Excision |
Removal by cutting |
| Genetic |
Hereditary |
| Hereditary |
Transmission of a genetic material from parent to child |
| Idiopathic |
Without known cause |
| Infarction |
Tissues killed and damaged by ischaemic changes |
| Ischaemic |
Diminished supply of blood to a part of the body |
| Labile |
Unstable |
| Malignant |
Cancerous |
| Metastasis |
Distant spread of a malignant tumour from its site of origin |
| Obesity |
A weight of more than 20% above the normal range |
| Organ |
A structural unit of the body that performs a specific function(s) |
| Paroxysm |
Sudden temporary attack |
| Prognosis |
The probable outcome of the disease |
| Prosthesis |
Artificial limb or organ |
| Quiescent |
Not active |
| Relapse |
The return of the disease after its apparent resolution |
| Remission |
The period of abatement of a disease |
| Sclerosis |
Hardening and/or scarring |
| Systemic |
Affecting the whole body |
| Tumour |
A lump or swelling which may be benign or malignant |
