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1: Pathology - answer--the study and diagnosis of disease through
examination of organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids.


1: Etiology - answer--the study of the causes of diseases


1: risk factor - answer--Something which increases risk or susceptibility.


1: pathogenesis - answer--the development or evolution of a disease,
from initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations


1: signs of disease - answer--manifestations of disease that are
observed


1: symptoms - answer--subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body


1: syndrome - answer--etiology of a particular set of signs and
symptoms has not yet been determined

,1: latent period - answer--interval between exposure of a tissue to an
injurious agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms


1: prodromal period - answer--refers to the appearance of the first signs
and symptoms indicating the onset of a disease


1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase - answer--disease reaches its
full intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity


1: latent/ silent period - answer--signs and symptoms may become mild
or disappear for a time


1: acute condition - answer--relatively severe manifestations but runs a
short coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks


1: chronic condition - answer--can begin in the acute phase and become
prolonged when the body's defenses are insufficient to overcome the
causative agent and can last for months


1: exacerbation - answer--sudden increase in the severity of a disease


1: remission - answer--an abatement or decline in severity of the signs
and symptoms of a disease

, 1: convalescence - answer--stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or
surgical operation


1: sequela (sequelae) - answer--subsequent pathologic condition
produced by a disease


1: validity/accuracy - answer--the degree to which a measurement
reflects the true value of the object it is intended to measure


1: reliability/precision - answer--the ability of a test to give the same
result in repeated measurements


1: predictive value - answer--the extent to which a test can differentiate
between the presence or absence of a condition in an individual


1: positive predictive value - answer--estimate of the probability that
disease is present if the test is positive


1: negative predictive value - answer--an estimate of the probability
that disease is absent if the test is negative

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