Fate
Fate (Medicine)
Fate (pronounced: /feɪt/) in the context of medicine, refers to the final outcome or prognosis of a disease or medical condition. The term is derived from the Latin word fatum meaning "that which has been spoken".
Etymology
The term fate has its roots in Latin, where fatum means "that which has been spoken". It was used to refer to the inevitable outcome or end result of a particular course of events. In medicine, it is used to describe the likely outcome or prognosis of a disease or medical condition.
Related Terms
- Prognosis: A prediction of the likely course and outcome of a disease.
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.
- Pathology: The study of the causes and effects of diseases.
- Etiology: The study of causation, or origination.
- Morbidity: The condition of being diseased.
- Mortality: The state of being subject to death.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Fate
- Wikipedia's article - Fate
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