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Pathophysiology Chapter 1 Crossword

  1. A tumor
    Neoplasm
  2. Number of new cases of a disease
    Incidence
  3. Worsening of a disease
    Exacerbation
  4. Death rate
    Mortality
  5. Tissue enlargement caused by an increase in cell number
    Hyperplasia
  6. Tissue death
    Necrosis
  7. Development of a disease
    Pathogenesis
  8. The study of the cause of a disease
    Etiology
  9. A specific local change in tissue
    Lesion
  10. Condition that continues for a prolonged period
    Chronic
  11. Originating inside the body
    Endogenous
  12. A condition in which cells fail to develop specialized features
    Anaplasia
  13. Condition with sudden onset and severe symptoms
    Acute
  14. Subjective response to illness
    Symptoms
  15. Tissue enlargement due to increased cell size
    Hypertrophy
  16. Shoveling snow on a cold day (may cause heart problems)
    Precipitating factor
  17. Unknown cause
    Idiopathic
  18. Condition resulting in atypical cervical cells
    Dysplasia
  19. Disease caused by treatment procedure
    Iatrogenic
  20. Contagious conditions
    Communicable
  21. Objective indicator of disease
    Sign
  22. Substitution of one mature cell type with a different cell type
    Metaplasia
  23. Originating outside the body
    Exogenous
  24. Decreased oxygen
    Hypoxia
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