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Medical states or medical conditions are used to describe a patient's condition in a hospital. These terms are most commonly used by the news media and are rarely used by doctors in their daily business, preferring to deal with medical problems in greater detail.

A wide range of terms are often used to describe a patient's condition. The American Hospital Association advises doctors to use the following one-word conditions in describing a patient's condition to those inquiring, including the media.

Other terms used include: grave condition, extremely critical condition, critical but stable condition, serious but stable condition, satisfactory condition, and others.

A frequently cited condition is "stable". Typically, stable is not a condition on its own; it is usually qualified with a true condition.

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