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Condition

Meaning in medicine, with examples

/kənˈdɪʃən/nounCore term

In medicine, condition means: An illness or health problem, especially a long-term one; also the general state of a patient's health at a particular time.

In Turkish: hastalık, durum, rahatsızlık

How it is used

A softer, more neutral word than disease, often used with patients: 'a heart condition', 'a skin condition'. In hospital updates it describes how ill someone is: 'in a stable condition', 'in a critical condition'.

Example sentences

  1. Do you have any medical conditions we should know about?

  2. The driver is in a critical condition in intensive care.

  3. Asthma is a common condition in children.

Common collocations

  • medical condition
  • heart condition
  • chronic condition
  • in a stable condition
  • underlying condition
  • chronicLasting a long time, usually more than three months, or coming back again and again; used for diseases that are controlled rather than cured.
  • stableNot changing or getting worse, especially when the vital signs and general condition stay within a safe range.
  • diagnosisThe decision about which disease or condition is causing a patient's problems, reached after taking a history, examining the patient and doing tests.
  • past medical historyThe section of a history that lists a patient's previous and ongoing illnesses, operations and hospital stays.

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