Pathophysiology Terms

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Gross level

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Organ or system level

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Microscopic level

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Cellular level

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Biopsy

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Excision of small amounts of living tissue

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Autopsy

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Examination of the body and organs after death

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Diagnosis

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Identification of a specific disease

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Etiology

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Causative factors in a particular disease

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Predisposing factors

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Tendencies that promote development of a disease in an individual

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Pathogenesis

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Development of the disease

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Acute disease

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Develops quickly, marked signs, short term

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Chronic disease

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Often milder, develops gradually, persist for long time

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Subclinical state

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Pathologic changes occur, no obvious manifestations

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Prodromal period

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Early development of a disease
Signs are non-specific or absent

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Latent state

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No symptoms or clinical signs are evident

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Manifestations

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Signs and symptoms of disease

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Syndrome

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Collection of sign and symptoms
Often affecting more than one organ

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Remissions

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Manifestations of the disease subside or are absent

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Precipitating factor

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Condition that triggers an acute episode

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Complications

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New secondary or additional problems

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Therapy

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Treatment measures to promote recovery or slow the progress of a disease

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Sequelae

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Unwanted outcomes of primary condition

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Prognosis

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Probability for recovery or for other outcomes

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Convalescence

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Period of recovery

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Rehabilitation

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Maximizing function of diseased tissues

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Epidemiology

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Science of identifying the causative factors and tracking the pattern or occurrence of disease

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Morbidity

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Indicates the number of people with a disease within a group

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Epidemics

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Occur when a higher than expected number of cases of an infectious disease occur with a given area

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Pandemics

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Involve a higher number of cases in many regions of the globe

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Occurrence of disease

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Tracked by incidence and prevalence

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Incidence

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Number of new cases in a given population within a specified time period

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Prevalence

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Number of new and old or existing cases in a specific population and within a specified time period