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homeostasis
the maintenance of a steady state within the body
disease
a state of functional disequilibrium that may be resolved with recovery or death
anatomy
study of the normal structure of the body
physiology
study of the normal function of the body
pathology
study of the characteristics, causes, and effects of disease
pathophysiology
study of the physiological processes leading up to disease
signs
the objective evidence of disease observed on physical examination, such as fever or pulse
symptom
an indication of disease perceived by the patient such as pain dizziness and itching
syndrome
combination of symptoms
diagnosis
the determinatino of the nature of a disease based on many factros including signs symptoms adn often lab results
prognosis
the predicted cause and outcome of a disease
acute
a disease that has a sudden onset and a short duration
chronic
a disease that may benign insidiously and be long lived
terminal
a disease ending in death
remission
the period of a chronic disease when signs and symptoms subside
exacerbation
the period of a chronic disease when signs and symptoms recur in their severity
relapse
occurs when disease returns weeks or months after its apparent cessation
complication
conditions that develop in a patient already suffereing from a disease
morbidity
the number who become sick or disabled from a disease per 100000 within a population
mortality
the number of people who die from a disease per 100000 who have a disease within a population
prevalence
the number of existing cases of a disease
incidence
the number of new cases of a disease in a population
epidemiology
the study of the occurence transmission distribution and control of disease
etiology
the cause of a disease
pathogenesis
the source or cause of an illness or abnormal condition and its development
idiopathic
describes a disease for which the cause is not known
lesion
an abnormal tissue structure or function may be the result of a wound injury or pathologic condition
risk factor
redispose an individual to the development of a disease not equivilent to cause
cause
the reason for the disease
palliative/symptomatic
designed to relieve and manage the symptoms of the disease without addressing the cause ex medicine or surgery
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pathology c1
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pathology c 1
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2011-09-12T22:50:26Z
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