Cruise

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Cruise (medical term)

Cruise (/kruːz/), in the medical context, refers to a phase in the progression of certain diseases where symptoms stabilize and the patient's condition appears to neither improve nor worsen. The term is often used in relation to chronic illnesses such as HIV and Cancer.

Etymology

The term 'cruise' is derived from the Dutch word 'kruisen', which means to cross or traverse. In the medical context, it is used metaphorically to describe a patient's journey through a disease.

Related Terms

  • Remission: A period of time when the symptoms of a disease are reduced (partial remission) or disappear altogether (complete remission).
  • Relapse: The return of a disease or the symptoms of a disease after a period of improvement.
  • Progression: The course of a disease over time. This can refer to the speed at which a disease progresses, or the sequence of events that occur as the disease progresses.
  • Stabilization: In medicine, stabilization refers to the process of making a patient's condition stable. In the context of a chronic illness, it may refer to a period where the disease does not progress.

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