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Progression (Medicine)
Progression (/prəˈɡrɛʃən/), in the context of medicine, refers to the course of a disease or condition as it becomes worse or spreads in the body. The term is derived from the Latin word "progressio", which means "to go forward".
Etymology
The term "progression" is derived from the Latin "progressio", which means "to go forward". It is used in medicine to describe the worsening or spreading of a disease or condition over time.
Related Terms
- Disease Progression: The process by which a disease or condition worsens over time.
- Clinical Progression: The worsening of a patient's clinical status, often used in the context of chronic diseases.
- Progressive Disease: A disease that continues to worsen over time, often despite treatment.
- Progression-Free Survival: A term used in clinical trials to refer to the length of time during and after treatment that a patient lives with the disease but it does not get worse.
- Tumor Progression: The process by which a tumor grows and spreads in the body.
See Also
- Remission (medicine): The reduction or disappearance of the signs and symptoms of a disease.
- Relapse: The return of a disease or the signs and symptoms of a disease after a period of improvement.
- Staging (medicine): The process of determining the extent of a disease in a patient's body.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Progression
- Wikipedia's article - Progression
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