Accordance

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Accordance

Accordance (/əˈkɔːrdəns/), from the Latin accordare meaning "to bring into agreement", is a term often used in the medical field to describe the state of agreement or consistency between two or more elements, such as symptoms, findings, or treatment plans.

Medical Usage

In the medical context, accordance is often used to describe the agreement between a patient's symptoms and the expected symptoms of a particular disease or condition. For example, a patient's symptoms may be in accordance with the typical presentation of a certain disease.

Related Terms

  • Concordance: In medicine, concordance refers to the agreement between the patient and the healthcare provider about the treatment plan. It is a more comprehensive term than compliance, as it involves the patient's active participation in the decision-making process.
  • Discrepancy: This term refers to the lack of agreement or consistency. In a medical context, a discrepancy might refer to a situation where a patient's symptoms do not match the expected presentation of a disease or condition.
  • Symptom: A symptom is 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: Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. In medicine, it is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs.

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