Topic 1: Introduction to Radiographic Pathology

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study of the disease

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pathology

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CDCP

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centers for disease control and prevention

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any abnormal disturbance of the function or structure of the human body

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disease

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sequence of events producing cellular changes

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pathogenesis

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observable changes

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manifestation

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patient’s perception of the disease, it subjective and only the patient can identify these manifestations

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symptom

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objective manifestation and directed by the physician during the examination

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sign

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a group of signs and symptoms

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syndrome

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does not produce any symptoms

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asymptomatic

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study of the cause or origin of a disease

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etiology

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identification of a disease

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diagnosis

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outcome of the disease

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prognosis

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the structure of cells or tissue

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morphology

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number of cases found in a given population

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prevalence

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number of new cases found in a given period

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incidence

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decrease in cell size

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atrophy

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increase in cell size

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hypertrophy

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increase in the number of cells in a tissue

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hyperplasia

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abnormal changes occuring in mature cells

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dysplasia

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disease present at birth

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congenital disease

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developmental disorders genetically transmitted from parent to child or derived from ancestors

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hereditary disease

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body’s reaction to a localized injurious agent

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inflammatory disease

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caused by deterioration of the body (loss of function)

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degenerative disease

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diseases may result from forces such as crushing, twisting of a body part

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traumatic disease

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bone injury resulting to fractures

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trauma

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rupture of the skin

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wound

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rupture of the capillaries

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bruise or contusion

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sum of all physical and chemical processes in the body

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metabolic disease

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diabetes mellitus

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it’s when pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin to control the amount of glucose, or sugar in the blood

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new or abnormal tissue growth

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neoplastic disease