Real
Real (medical term)
Real (pronounced: ree-al) is a term used in the medical field to describe something that is genuine, authentic, or actual. It is often used to differentiate between symptoms or conditions that are psychosomatic (i.e., originating in the mind) and those that have a physical or biological cause.
Etymology
The term "real" originates from the Latin word "res", which means "thing" or "matter". In the context of medicine, it is used to refer to conditions or symptoms that are tangible or can be objectively measured or observed.
Related Terms
- Psychosomatic: A term used to describe symptoms or conditions that originate in the mind but have physical manifestations. These conditions are often contrasted with "real" conditions, which have a physical or biological cause.
- Placebo: A substance or treatment that has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs. The placebo effect can cause a patient to experience real symptoms or improvement in symptoms, even though the treatment has no physical effect.
- Nocebo: A detrimental effect on health produced by psychological or psychosomatic factors such as negative expectations of treatment or prognosis. Like the placebo effect, the nocebo effect can cause real symptoms or worsening of symptoms.
- Somatoform disorder: A mental disorder characterized by physical symptoms that mimic physical disease or injury for which there is no identifiable physical cause. These symptoms are real and cause significant distress or impairment.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Real
- Wikipedia's article - Real
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