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1. Health state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease/infirmity
2. Homeostasis steady state in the internal environment of the body, maintained by various
Feedback & control mechanisms
3. Disease any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of a
part, organ, or system of the body that is manifested by a characteristic set of
signs/symptoms
(dis-ease = discomfort)
4. Pathophysiology cellular & organ changes that occur w/ disease & effects these changes have on
total body function
5. Etiology cause of disease (factors include biological agents, physical forces, nutritional
excesses & deficits, inheritance and environmental)
6. idopathic unknown cause
7. iatrogenic result of medical treatment
8. Nosocomial a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting
9. Pathogenesis how the disease process evolves, process of how the disease gets started
10. pathology study of cell and tissue changes associated with disease
11. Clinical manifes- describe structural and functional changes that accompany a disease
tations
12. Symptom a subjective complaint
13. Sign physical manifestation noted by observer
14. syndrome averse extention of a disease or outcomes from treatment