Pathology1.txt

Disease

Any abnormal function of the body
Epidemiology

Study of diseases over a large group
Etiology

Study of cause and origin of a disease
Iatrogenic

PTs condition from a medical treatment
Idiopathic

Unknown cause
Incidence

Number of new cases of a disease over time
Infection

Inflammatory process caused by a disease causing organism
Lesion

Cellular change caused by a disease
Manifestations

Visible cellular changes
Metabolism

Physical and chemical processes in the body that convert or use energy
Metaplasia

Tissue converting to a different type
Neoplastic

New, abnormal tissue growth
Nosocomial

Disease caught from a health care environment
Prevalence

Number of diseases over a population
Prognosis

Prediction of course and outcome
Sarcoma

Malignant tumor
Sequelae

Conditions cause by a disease
Syndrome

Signs and symptoms that categorize a certain condition
Virulence

How easy an organism can bypass your immune system

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Pathology1.txt

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Pathology Test 1

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2013-01-17T11:17:31Z

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