Terminology For Patho

Question 1

Define Diagnosis

Answer 1

Refers to the ID of a specific disease through evaluation of signs and symptoms

Question 2

Define etiology

Answer 2

The causative factors in a particular disease

Question 3

Define Idiopathic

Answer 3

Cause of disease is unknown

Question 4

Define Iatrogenic

Answer 4

When treatment, procedure, or an error causes a disease

Question 5

Define pathogens is

Answer 5

Development of disease

Question 6

Acute disease

Answer 6

Short term illness that develops quickly

Question 7

What is a Chronic disease

Answer 7

Milder conditioned disease that develops gradually but persists a long time

Question 8

Latent stage of disease

Answer 8

No clinical signs are evident

Question 9

Prodromal period of disease

Answer 9

Early development of disease, when one is aware of a change in the body, signs are nonspecific

Question 10

Remission period of disease

Answer 10

Manifestations, of the disease subside, permanently, or temporarily

Question 11

Exacerbation

Answer 11

Worsening in severity of disease

Question 12

Convalescence period

Answer 12

Recovery

Question 13

What is a lesion

Answer 13

Specific local change i the tissue

Question 14

Define sequelae

Answer 14

Potential long term effects following disease recovery

Question 15

Define prognosis

Answer 15

Probability for recovery or other outcomes

Question 16

Define morbidity

Answer 16

Disease rates within a group

Question 17

Define mortality

Answer 17

Relative number of deaths resulting from a particular disease

Question 18

Define Epidemiology

Answer 18

Science of tracking the pattern or occurrence of disease

Question 19

Incidence vs prevelance

Answer 19

Incidence: number of new cases in a given population in a stated time period

Prevalence: Number of new and old or existing cases