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What term is defined as 'The partial or complete disappearance of the clinical and subjective characteristics of a chronic or malignant disease'?
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Chapter 4: Infection Control • Subtopic: Definitions of Medical Terms 1. The partial or complete disappearance of the clinical and subjective characteristics of a chronic or malignant disease. **Remission** 2. Not permitting penetration. **Impervious** 3. To take into the body by any route other than the digestive tract. **Parenteral** 4. Infections that are acquired in a healthcare setting. **Nosocomial Infections** 5. Any chemical agent used on nonliving objects to destroy or inhibit the growth of harmful organisms; not effective against bacterial spores. **Disinfectant** 6. Condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort. **Malaise** 7. Those procedures that do not penetrate human tissue. **Noninvasive Procedures** 8. The recurrence of the symptoms of a disease after apparent recovery. **Relapse** 9. A set of infection control practices used to prevent transmission of diseases that can be acquired by contact with blood, body fluids, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes. **Standard Precaution** 10. Extreme tiredness. **Fatigue**
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