Recognition
Recognition (Medicine)
Recognition (pronounced: /ˌrekəɡˈniSH(ə)n/) in the field of medicine refers to the identification of a disease or condition by its characteristic symptoms, signs, and clinical features. It is a crucial step in the diagnostic process and often involves the use of various diagnostic tools and tests.
Etymology
The term 'recognition' is derived from the Latin word 'recognitio', which means 'review, examination, or inspection'. In the medical context, it refers to the process of identifying a disease or condition.
Related Terms
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
- Symptom: A physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a condition of disease, particularly such a feature that is apparent to the patient.
- Sign: An objective evidence of disease especially as observed and interpreted by the physician rather than by the patient or lay observer.
- Clinical Features: The observable or detectable signs, and symptoms experienced by a patient, as distinguished from the physical changes or laboratory findings about the disease.
- Diagnostic Tools: Instruments and techniques used to determine the cause and nature of diseases.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Recognition
- Wikipedia's article - Recognition
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