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Flag (medical term)

Flag (pronounced: /flæɡ/) is a term used in the medical field to denote a sign or symptom that may indicate a particular disease or condition. The term is derived from the English word "flag", which means to mark or signal.

Etymology

The term "flag" in the medical context is believed to have originated from the use of flags as signals or markers in various fields. In medicine, a flag is a symptom or sign that signals the presence of a specific disease or condition.

Related Terms

  • 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.
  • Sign: Any objective evidence of disease, as opposed to a symptom, which is, by nature, subjective.
  • Diagnosis: The identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.
  • 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.

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