Presence
Presence
Presence (/ˈprɛzəns/), from the Latin praesentia meaning "being at hand", is a term used in various fields of medicine to denote the existence or occurrence of a disease, condition, or symptom in a patient.
Medical Usage
In the medical field, the term "presence" is often used to describe the existence of a particular condition or symptom in a patient. For example, a doctor might note the "presence of a fever" or the "presence of abnormal cells" in a patient's test results.
Related Terms
- Absence: The lack or non-existence of a disease, condition, or symptom. The opposite of presence.
- 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.
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
- Prognosis: The likely course of a disease or ailment.
- Etiology: The cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Presence
- Wikipedia's article - Presence
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