Predisposing
Inc probability that disease will occur
Precipitating
Trigger disease or the condition that causes disease
Epidemiology
Study of tracking patterns of disease occurrence
idiopathic
Unknown cause, spontaneous origin
Latrogenic
Result of treatment
-hair loss from chemo
Remission
Symptoms disappear or diminish
exacerbation
Sudden inc in severity of symptoms
Complication
Medical problems occurs during disease
-after procedure
Morbidity
Condition of being diseased
prevalence
All current cases of the disease
-not differentiate old new cases
Incidence
Number of new cases
Syndrome
S/s that characterize a condition
disorder
Abnormality of function
Ethology
Cause of disease