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ACUTE
SNESING OR PERCEIVING SHARPLY, CHARACTERIZED BY SHARPNESS OR SEVERITY
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CHRONIC
- MARKED BY LONG DURATION, BY FREQUENT RECURRENCE OVER A LONG TIME
- SLOW, PROGRESSIVE COURSE
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BENIGN
OF MILD TYPE OR CHARACTER THAT DOESN'T THREATEN HEALTH OR LIFE
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MALIGNANT
TENDING TO PRODUCE DEATH OR DETERIORATION
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ETIOLOGY
THE CAUSE OR CAUSES OF A DISEASE OR ABNORMAL CONDITION
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EXACERBATION
TO CAUSE (A DISEASE OR ITS SYMPTOMS) TO BECOME MORE SEVERE
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REMISSION
A STATE OR PERIOD DURING WHICH SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASE ARE ABATED
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IDIOPATHIC
ARISING SPONTANEOUSLY OR FROM AN OBSCURE OR UNKNOWN CAUSE
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SYSTEMIC
OF OR RELATING TO A SYSTEM
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MALAISE
AN INDEFINITE FEELING OF DEBILITY OR LACK OF HEALTH, OFTEN INDICATIVE OF OR ACCOMPANYING THE ONSET OF ILLNESS
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MORBIDITY
A DISEASE STATE OR SYMPTOM, THE INCIDENCE OF DISEASE
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MORTALITY
THE QUALITY OR STATE OF BEING MORTAL, NUMBER OF DEATHS IN GIVEN TIME AND PLACE
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PROGNOSIS
THE ACT OR ART OF FORETELLING THE COURSE OF A DISEASE
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PROGRESSIVE
INCREASING IN EXTENT OR SEVERITY
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RECURRENT
RETURNING OR HAPPENING TIME AFTER TIME, RUNNING OR TURNING BACK IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO A FORMER COURSE
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SYNDROME
A GROUP OF SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS THAT OCCUR TOGETHER AND CHARACTERIZE A PARTICULAR ABNORMALITY
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