Definitions Flashcards
What is a disease?
A disease has a cause, signs and symptoms, and a set of corresponding diagnostic treatment strategies.
What is a disorder?
Abnormality of function
What is a syndrome?
A set of manifestations that occur in a condition in which the cause may be unknown.
What is physiology?
The study of normal body functions.
What is pathology?
The study of disease: nature, cause, development, structural abnormality.
What is pathophysiology?
The study of changes in body function that result from a disease or disorder.
What is incidence?
The number of cases diagnosed per unit of time.
What is prevalence?
The total number of people who are affected at a particular time.
What is morbidity?
The portion of the population affected, in relation to those who are not.
What is mortality?
Death rate.
