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Which term describes a disease or procedure named for the person who first discovered it?
eponym
What term describes something that can cause cancer?
It can be classed as a "Carcinogen" , if referring to the products effect then its considered to be "carcinogenic" or has a "carcinogenic" effect
What is the medical term meaning hypersecretion of adrenal cortex hormones?
adrenal oversecretion is a cause of Cushing's syndrome.
What is the disease-cause for coughing more than a month?
Usually a month long cough might be caused by Tuberculosis or long term infections present in the lungs.
What term describes washing out of an organ?
Lavage
What is the medical term meaning study of the cause of any disease or any theory of its origin?
Etomology
What is the medical term meaning study of the cause of any disease or the theory of its origin?
Epidemiology
What is the term referring to pertaining to conditions without clear pathogenesis or disease without recognizable cause as of spontaneous origin?
Idiopathic means of unknown cause.
Which term describes a disease or symptoms of long duration?
Chronic.
What term describes a disease or symptoms of long duration?
Chronic
What is the medical terminology breakdown of pathogenesis?
Patho- is the combining form meaning disease, and -genesis means origin. So pathogenesis is the term meaning origin of disease.
Which term describes a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease?
prognosis
Which term describes evidence of disease that can be observed only by the patient?
symptom
What term describes a group of genetic disease charaterized progressive weakness and degenerationof the skeleton?
The term describes a group of genetic disease characterized progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeleton is called muscular dystrophy.
What does it mean when a disease is described as idiopathic?
The term Idiopathic means the following; arising spontaneously, or arising from an obscure form or an obscure cause or origin. This word is from the term nosology which is a branch that classifies diseases.
What is the term for a virus that can cause disease?
Stomache virus
What is annularia when used as a medical term or disease?
It describes someting ring-shaped (annular).
