VETT 132 Week 1 Review Question
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disease - correct answer ✔A condition of abnormal function involving any structure, part, or system of
an organism. 2. A specific illness or disorder characterized by a recognizable set of signs and symptoms,
attributable to heredity, infection, diet, or environment
degenerative disease - correct answer ✔A medical condition that causes a tissue or organ to
deteriorate over time
developmental disease - correct answer ✔...
allergic disease - correct answer ✔A misguided reaction to a foreign substance by immune system.
auto-immune - correct answer ✔Relating to disease caused by antibodies or lymphocytes produced
against substances naturally present in the body
neoplasia - correct answer ✔Abnormal growth of tissues that may or may not be cancerous
neurologic - correct answer ✔Relating to the nervous system
infectious - correct answer ✔Contagious, transmissible
inflammatory - correct answer ✔Relating to or causing inflammation of a part of the body
traumatic - correct answer ✔Sudden onset and requires immediate medical attention
, toxic - correct answer ✔The degree to which a substance can cause harm
vascular - correct answer ✔Of, or characterized by or containing cells or vessels that carry or circulate
fluids (i.e. blood, lymph, etc)
pathology - correct answer ✔Branch of medicine concerned with the cause, origin and nature of
disease including changes occurring as a result of disease
clinical signs - correct answer ✔Observable abnormal indication of disease. Fever, pain, lethargy,
discharge, cough, sneezing, difficulty breathing, anorexia, weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, blood in feces,
weakness, paralysis, seizures, joint pain, swelling, lameness, skin lesions/pruritis, oral/ocular ulcers,
abnormal heart or lung sounds, edema, abscesses, immune system malfunction
diagnosis - correct answer ✔The nature of disease/identification of an illness
differential diagnosis - correct answer ✔The process of weighing out the probability of one disease
versus another accounting for an individuals illness.
acute disease - correct answer ✔Diseases that come on abruptly and run a short, severe course
chronic disease - correct answer ✔A condition you can control with treatment that is long lasting.
Often there is no cure.
idiopathic - correct answer ✔Disease of unknown origin
iatrogenic - correct answer ✔Disease or disorder caused by a precent medical treatment
prognosis - correct answer ✔An informed medical guess as to the probable course and outcome of a
disease.
and answers rated A+ 2025/2026
disease - correct answer ✔A condition of abnormal function involving any structure, part, or system of
an organism. 2. A specific illness or disorder characterized by a recognizable set of signs and symptoms,
attributable to heredity, infection, diet, or environment
degenerative disease - correct answer ✔A medical condition that causes a tissue or organ to
deteriorate over time
developmental disease - correct answer ✔...
allergic disease - correct answer ✔A misguided reaction to a foreign substance by immune system.
auto-immune - correct answer ✔Relating to disease caused by antibodies or lymphocytes produced
against substances naturally present in the body
neoplasia - correct answer ✔Abnormal growth of tissues that may or may not be cancerous
neurologic - correct answer ✔Relating to the nervous system
infectious - correct answer ✔Contagious, transmissible
inflammatory - correct answer ✔Relating to or causing inflammation of a part of the body
traumatic - correct answer ✔Sudden onset and requires immediate medical attention
, toxic - correct answer ✔The degree to which a substance can cause harm
vascular - correct answer ✔Of, or characterized by or containing cells or vessels that carry or circulate
fluids (i.e. blood, lymph, etc)
pathology - correct answer ✔Branch of medicine concerned with the cause, origin and nature of
disease including changes occurring as a result of disease
clinical signs - correct answer ✔Observable abnormal indication of disease. Fever, pain, lethargy,
discharge, cough, sneezing, difficulty breathing, anorexia, weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, blood in feces,
weakness, paralysis, seizures, joint pain, swelling, lameness, skin lesions/pruritis, oral/ocular ulcers,
abnormal heart or lung sounds, edema, abscesses, immune system malfunction
diagnosis - correct answer ✔The nature of disease/identification of an illness
differential diagnosis - correct answer ✔The process of weighing out the probability of one disease
versus another accounting for an individuals illness.
acute disease - correct answer ✔Diseases that come on abruptly and run a short, severe course
chronic disease - correct answer ✔A condition you can control with treatment that is long lasting.
Often there is no cure.
idiopathic - correct answer ✔Disease of unknown origin
iatrogenic - correct answer ✔Disease or disorder caused by a precent medical treatment
prognosis - correct answer ✔An informed medical guess as to the probable course and outcome of a
disease.
