Chapter 1

Question 1

disease

Answer 1

any disturbance of structure or function of the body (disturbance of homeostasis)

Question 2

lesion

Answer 2

structural changes in organs and tissues as a result of disease

Question 3

organic (structural) disease

Answer 3

associated with structural changes, physically visible through gross examining, histologically examined through microscope

Question 4

functional disease

Answer 4

no morphological abnormalities yet body functions are profoundly disturbed

Question 5

pathology

Answer 5

study of disease

Question 6

pathogenesis

Answer 6

how the disease develops

Question 7

etiology

Answer 7

cause of disease

Question 8

symptoms

Answer 8

reported by patient, subjective

Question 9

signs

Answer 9

measurable, objective

Question 10

prognosis

Answer 10

predicted course and outcome of disease

Question 11

prevalence

Answer 11

number of total cases at a given time

Question 12

incidence

Answer 12

number of new cases at a given time

Question 13

mortality

Answer 13

death rate

Question 14

morbidity

Answer 14

severity of symptoms of disease

Question 15

palliative

Answer 15

treatments designed to relieve and manage symptoms