Glossary

BioScience.com.pk try the best to avoid the use of medical terms that could make it more difficult to understand the information on this website. Still, there are a number of terms that can't be avoided and that are useful to know because they are so often used by the doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals with whom you might speak. The list below includes the terms used on BioScience.com.pk for which we have provided definitions.

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Term Definition
Syndrome

A group of signs and symptoms that are associated with a physical or physiological anomaly; they represent a frame of reference, not a cause.

Systemic

Affecting the body as a whole, rather than individual parts