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医护英语视听说Disease

DiseaseDiseaseIllnessDisorderSyndromeDisease:Thetermdiseasebroadlyreferstoanyconditionthatimpairsthenormalfunctioningofthebody.Commonly,thetermisusedtoreferspecificallytoinfectiousdiseases.Illness:Thetermillnessisoccasionallyusedtoreferspecificallytothepatientspersonalexperienceofhisorherdisease.Inthismodel,itispossibleforapersontohaveadiseasewithoutbeingill(tohaveamedicalcondition,butnotfeelsickordistressedbyit).Disorder:Disorderisafunctionalabnormality.Medicaldisorderscanbecategorized