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noncontributary - not involved in bringing on the condition or result unremarkable - common; not out of the ordinary or significant recurrent - a return of symptoms and signs after a period of rest or inactivity progressive - pertaining to the advance of a condition as the signs & symptoms increase severity morbidity - the state of being subject to death systemic - relating to the whole body rather than only one part acute - sharp; having intense, often severe symptoms & a short course chronic - a condition that develops slowly & persists over a period of time benign - mild or noncancerous malignant - harmful or cancerous degeneration - gradual deterioration of normal cells & body functions degenerative disease - any disease in which deterioration of the structure or function of tissue occursdiagnosis - determination of the presence of a disease based on an evaluation of symptoms, signs, & test findings/ results remission - a period in which symptoms & signs stop or abate localized - limited to a definite area or part exacerbation - increase in the severity of a disease, w/ aggravation of symptoms malaise - a feeling of uneasiness or discomfort; often the first indication of illness prophylaxis - a process or measure that prevents disease febrile - relating to a fever etiology - study of the cause of a disease