Assess
Assess
Assess (/əˈsɛs/), from the Latin word assessus meaning "to sit by" (and later used to denote a tax or levy), is a term used in the medical field to describe the process of evaluating or appraising a patient's condition based on symptoms, medical history, and clinical tests.
Related Terms
- Clinical Evaluation: A systematic and usually documented process of interpreting the data gathered from a clinical assessment to determine a patient's clinical status or needs.
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon, usually involving the evaluation of data obtained from a patient's medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests.
- Medical History: Information obtained from the patient and other sources that provides a comprehensive view of the patient's past and present health status.
- Symptom: Any subjective evidence of disease or of a patient's condition, i.e., such evidence as perceived by the patient.
- Clinical Test: Any procedure performed for the purpose of diagnosing or treating disease, injury, or other medical conditions.
Pronunciation
The term "assess" is pronounced as /əˈsɛs/.
Etymology
The term "assess" comes from the Latin word assessus, which originally meant "to sit by". In the late Latin period, the term came to be used to denote a tax or levy, as in "to sit by" one's property to determine its value for tax purposes. In the medical context, "assess" refers to the process of sitting by a patient to evaluate their condition.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Assess
- Wikipedia's article - Assess
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