progressive disease
Illness that advances
A progressive disease is one that worsens over time, with symptoms becoming more severe or widespread as the condition advances.
The term distinguishes such illnesses from stable or episodic conditions: Alzheimer's is a progressive disease with no current cure.
Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, and many cancers are classified as progressive.
- degenerativeCausing progressive decline
- chronicPersisting over time
- terminalAt the endpoint
- terminal illnessIncurable, deadly medical condition
- end stageFinal progression period
worsening · advancing · incurable · debilitating · deteriorating · fatal · malignant · creeping · relentless · spreading · decline · remission · prognosis · symptoms · diagnosis · treatment · palliative · pain management
- lung fibrosisfibrosis, honeycombing, asbestosis, silicosis, pneumoconiosis
progressive diseasespontaneous remission
Healing without medical intervention
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