Pathology Terms

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Acute

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Rapid onset, brief, can be severe

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Chronic

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Lasting a long time

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Complication

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Unanticipated problem that arises due to illness or treatment of a condition

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Congenital

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Present from the time of birth

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Demographic

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An identified group of people about which information is gathered

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Diagnosis

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The determination of the nature of a disease, injury, or defect

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Endemic

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A pattern of disease incidence that is limited to a particular population or area

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Epidemic

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Widespread outbreak of a contagious disease

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Etiology

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The cause of a disease or condition

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Idiopathic

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Occurring without known cause

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Indication

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Sign or circumstance that provides a reason to proceed with a specific treatment because a positive effect is likely

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Lesion

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localized pathologic change in an organ or tissue, such as a wound, sore, rash, ulcer, tumor, boil or other abnormal tissue change

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Local

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Limited to a specific part of the body or organism

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Mortality

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Death rate from a specific disease

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Prevalence

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The number of cases of a disease existing in a given population during a specific period or at a particular moment; the proportion of people affected

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Prodrome

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An early or predictive symptom of a disease

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prognosis

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expected progression or outcome of a disease or dysfunction.

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Sign

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An objectively observable indication of a disease or disorder

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Stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing of any canal or orifice

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Subacute

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Between acute and chronic; a stage in healing or tissue repair

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Symptom

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A subjective experience relating to a disease or disorder

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Trauma

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Any physical or mental injury

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Sequela/ae

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A condition following the consequence of a disease

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Syndrome

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A collection of signs and symptoms associated with a specific disease process

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Pandemic

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when a new disease or new strain of an existing disease spreads worldwide

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Contraindication

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Anything (including a symptom or medical condition) that is a reason for a person to not receive a particular treatment or procedure because it may be harmful

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morbidity

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a diseased state; the ration of sick to well people within a population

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comorbid

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coexistence of two or more disease processes