Disease or Syndrome
progressive disease
pro·gres·sive dis·ease [ pruh-greh-siv dih-zeez ]
Definitions related to progressive disease:
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A clinical, pathologic, and/or molecular finding indicating that the course of a disease is worsening in terms of extent or severity.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A disease process that is increasing in extent or severity.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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