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Presentation (medicine)
Presentation (/prɛzɛnteɪʃən/), in the field of medicine, refers to the manner in which a particular disease or health condition is manifested, or the set of symptoms and signs associated with the disease at the time of diagnosis.
Etymology
The term "presentation" is derived from the Latin word 'praesentatio', which means 'to show'. In the medical context, it is used to describe the way a disease 'shows' itself in a patient.
Related Terms
- Symptom: A physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient.
- Sign: Any objective evidence of disease, as opposed to a symptom, which is, by nature, subjective.
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.
- Disease: A particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not due to any immediate external injury.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Presentation
- Wikipedia's article - Presentation
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