Respond
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Respond
Respond (/rɪˈspɒnd/), from the Latin respondēre meaning "to answer", is a term used in various fields of medicine. It generally refers to the reaction or behavior of an organism, tissue, or cell to a specific stimulus.
In the context of medicine, to respond can mean the body's reaction to a treatment, medication, or intervention. For example, a patient may be said to "respond" to a drug if their symptoms improve after taking it.
Related Terms
- Response Rate: The percentage of patients whose cancer shrinks or disappears after treatment.
- Responder: A patient who experiences a certain amount of improvement in health as a result of treatment.
- Non-responder: A patient who does not experience the expected improvement in health as a result of treatment.
- Partial Responder: A patient who experiences some improvement in health, but not the full expected amount, as a result of treatment.
- Complete Responder: A patient who experiences the full expected improvement in health as a result of treatment.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Respond
- Wikipedia's article - Respond
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski