Amenable
Amenable
Amenable (pronounced: /əˈmiːnəbəl/) is an adjective used in the medical field to describe a condition or disease that is responsive to treatment or a patient who is likely to respond positively to treatment. The term is derived from the Middle English word "amenable", meaning "liable to be brought to account", which in turn is derived from the Anglo-French word "amenable", meaning "answerable".
Related Terms
- Treatment: The management and care of a patient to combat, ameliorate, or prevent a disease, disorder, or injury.
- 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: The state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.
- Patient: A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
Usage
In medical parlance, "amenable" is often used to describe diseases or conditions that can be effectively managed or treated with available therapies. For example, a doctor might say that a patient's cancer is "amenable to chemotherapy", meaning that the cancer is likely to respond positively to chemotherapy treatment.
Etymology
The term "amenable" comes from the Middle English "amenable", which means "liable to be brought to account". This, in turn, is derived from the Anglo-French "amenable", which means "answerable". The term began to be used in the medical field to describe conditions or diseases that could be "brought to account" or effectively managed or treated.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Amenable
- Wikipedia's article - Amenable
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