DiseaseA definite pathologic process with 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.
AffectThe feeling-tone accompaniment of an idea or mental representation. It is the most direct psychic derivative of instinct and the psychic representative of the various bodily changes by means of which instincts manifest themselves.
PrognosisA prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations.
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