Exam 1 Terminology 2025/2026 Exam
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Pathophysiology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The study of abnormalities in physiologic
functioning of living things
Pathology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The study and diagnosis of disease through
examination of organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids
Physiology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The study of the mechanical, physical, and
biochemical functions of living organisms
Etiology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The study of the causes or reasons for the
phenomena
Idiopathic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition where the cause is unknown
,Iatrogenic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition where the cause is a result of an
unintended or unwanted medical intervention
Pathogenesis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Refers to the development or evolution of a
disease, from the initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the
manifestations of the disease
Clinical manifestations (Manifestations of a disease) - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Termed signs and symptoms of disease
Symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The subjective feelings of an abnormality in
the body.
Sign - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Something that is observed
Syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When an etiology of a particular set of signs
and symptoms has not yet been determined
Latent period of a disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The interval between exposure
of a tissue to an INJURIOUS agent and the first appearance of signs and
symptoms.
, Incubation period - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The interval between exposure of a
tissue to an INFECTIOUS agent and the first appearance of signs and
symptoms.
Prodromal period (or Prodrome) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The appearance of the
first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a disease. These are
usually nonspecific.
Subclinical stage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Here the patient functions normally,
even though the disease processes are well established
Acute condition - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Relatively severe manifestations that runs
a short course measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
Chronic condition - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Manifestations that lasts for months to
years. May begin as an acute condition that becomes prolonged when the
body's defenses are insufficient to overcome the causative agent or
stressor. In other cases, chronic conditions develop insidiously and never
have an acute phase
Exacerbation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A relatively sudden increase in the severity
of a disease or any of its signs and symptoms
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Pathophysiology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The study of abnormalities in physiologic
functioning of living things
Pathology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The study and diagnosis of disease through
examination of organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids
Physiology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The study of the mechanical, physical, and
biochemical functions of living organisms
Etiology - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The study of the causes or reasons for the
phenomena
Idiopathic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition where the cause is unknown
,Iatrogenic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A condition where the cause is a result of an
unintended or unwanted medical intervention
Pathogenesis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Refers to the development or evolution of a
disease, from the initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the
manifestations of the disease
Clinical manifestations (Manifestations of a disease) - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Termed signs and symptoms of disease
Symptoms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The subjective feelings of an abnormality in
the body.
Sign - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Something that is observed
Syndrome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When an etiology of a particular set of signs
and symptoms has not yet been determined
Latent period of a disease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The interval between exposure
of a tissue to an INJURIOUS agent and the first appearance of signs and
symptoms.
, Incubation period - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The interval between exposure of a
tissue to an INFECTIOUS agent and the first appearance of signs and
symptoms.
Prodromal period (or Prodrome) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The appearance of the
first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a disease. These are
usually nonspecific.
Subclinical stage - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Here the patient functions normally,
even though the disease processes are well established
Acute condition - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Relatively severe manifestations that runs
a short course measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
Chronic condition - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Manifestations that lasts for months to
years. May begin as an acute condition that becomes prolonged when the
body's defenses are insufficient to overcome the causative agent or
stressor. In other cases, chronic conditions develop insidiously and never
have an acute phase
Exacerbation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A relatively sudden increase in the severity
of a disease or any of its signs and symptoms
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