Definition: A definite pathologic process with a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown.
general only as a physiological, pathological, philosophical concept, opposite "health"; Manual 23.5+; / econ permitted but consider also economic aspects of disease as ECONOMICS, MEDICAL; / psychol permitted but consider also psychogenic origin of dise
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