constant course

English translation: A stable biological course where, typically, there is a persistent, clear-cut deficit or limitation

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English term or phrase:	constant course
Selected answer:	A stable biological course where, typically, there is a persistent, clear-cut deficit or limitation
Entered by:	Althea Draper

22:38 Aug 24, 2020

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Medical - Medical (general)

English term or phrase: constant course

His symptoms follow a constant course and include dysphagia, dyspepsia

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A stable biological course where, typically, there is a persistent, clear-cut deficit or limitation

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From the web reference on page 245 - "With a constant course illness an initial event is followed by a stable biological course, as after a single heart attack or spinal cord injury. Typically, after an initial period of recovery, there persists a clear-cut deficit, or limitation."

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A stable biological course where, typically, there is a persistent, clear-cut deficit or limitation

Althea Draper

invariable - unchanging - Continually presents - persistent

Abdullah Ahmad

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Three courses of chronic diseases

Althea Draper

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invariable - unchanging - Continually presents - persistent

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Abdullah Ahmad
Egypt
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A stable biological course where, typically, there is a persistent, clear-cut deficit or limitation

Althea Draper
United Kingdom
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English
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Reference: Three courses of chronic diseases

Reference information:
Page 245 of this web reference describes the difference between the three courses of chronic diseases - progressive, constant or relapsing/episodic. It describes a constant course as, "With a constant course illness an initial event is followed by a stable biological course, as after a single heart attack or spinal cord injury. Typically, after an initial period of recovery, there persists a clear-cut deficit, or limitation."

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1467-6427.00118

Althea Draper
United Kingdom
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English
PRO pts in category: 4

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