Human Disease Flashcards
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Aetiology
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cause/of a disease or disorder which has been determined by a medical diagnosis
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Pathogenesis
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how a disease or morbid condition develops
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Immunology
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dealing with allergy, induced sensitivity and immunity. An organisms response to foreign substances
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Pharmacology
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area concerned with action, properties and characteristics of drugs and the changes produced in living organisms by them. Especially the actions of drugs used to treat disease
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Therapeutics
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medical treatment of disease, a therapy or drug