Eradicate
Eradicate
Eradicate (/ɪˈradɪkeɪt/), derived from the Latin word "eradicare", meaning to uproot or destroy, is a term often used in the medical field to denote the complete removal or elimination of a disease or condition from a patient, population, or geographical area.
Definition
In medical terms, to eradicate is to completely remove or eliminate a disease or condition. This can refer to the complete cure of an individual patient, or the total elimination of a disease from a population or geographical area. Eradication is the ultimate goal in the treatment of many diseases, particularly infectious diseases.
Related Terms
- Eradication (disambiguation): Other uses of the term eradicate.
- Disease eradication: The reduction of an infectious disease's prevalence in the global host population to zero.
- Elimination (medical): The reduction of an infectious disease in a specific geographic area to zero.
- Cure: The end of a medical condition; the substance or procedure that ends the medical condition.
- Treatment (medicine): The management and care of a patient to combat, ameliorate, or prevent a disease, disorder, or injury.
- Infectious disease: Disorders caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.
Etymology
The term eradicate comes from the Latin word "eradicare", which means to uproot or destroy. It is composed of two parts: "e-", a prefix meaning "out of", and "radix", meaning "root". Thus, to eradicate something is to pull it out by the roots, implying complete and total removal.
Pronunciation
The term eradicate is pronounced as /ɪˈradɪkeɪt/.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Eradicate
- Wikipedia's article - Eradicate
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