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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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193376
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Pathology1.txt
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Pathology Test 1
Updated
2013-01-17T11:17:31Z
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