Entities

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Entities (medical)

Entities (pronounced en-ti-tees) in the medical context, refer to distinct diseases, conditions, or health-related issues that can be identified and classified. The term is derived from the Latin word 'entitas', meaning 'being' or 'existence'.

Definition

In medicine, an entity is a specific illness or health condition that can be identified by its unique set of symptoms, causes, and treatments. It is a term often used in medical research and clinical practice to categorize and differentiate between various health issues.

Types of Entities

There are numerous types of entities in medicine, some of which include:

Related Terms

  • 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.
  • Condition: A state of health, whether normal or not.
  • Syndrome: A group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms.

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