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Pathophysiology - Answer the study of functional or physiologic changes in the body that
result from disease processes
disease - Answer definite pathological processes with characteristic signs and symptoms
diagnosis - Answer identification of a specific disease through evaluation of signs and
symptoms, lab tests or other tools
Etiology - Answer cause of disease
idiopathic - Answer pertaining to disease of unknown origin
iatrogenic - Answer when treatment, procedure or error cause disease
predisposing factor - Answer the tendencies that promote development of disease in an
individual
prohpylaxis - Answer a measure designed to preserve health and to prevent spread of disease
prevention - Answer closely linked to etiology and predisposing factors, includes vaccinations,
dietary or lifestyle modifications
Pathogenesis - Answer the development of the disease or the sequence of events involved in
the tissue changes related to the specific disease process
onset - Answer the beginning of disease may be acute or insidious
acute - Answer New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic, marked signs
such as fever or severe pain
, subclinical - Answer some conditions in which pathologic changes occur but the patient
exhibits no obvious manifestations, perhaps because of the great reserve capacity of some
organs
latent or silent - Answer no clinical signs are evident, characterizes some diseases
prodromal - Answer comprises the time in early disease development when one is aware of
change in the body but the signs are nonspecific such as fatigue or appetite changes
manifestations - Answer Clinical evidence or effects, the signs and symptoms of disease.
local - Answer found at the site of the problem
sign - Answer objective evidence of disease that are obvious to someone other than the
affected individual
symptom - Answer subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache
syndrome - Answer A group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition
remission - Answer the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a
disease without having achieved a cure
exacerbation - Answer increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms
precipitating factors - Answer condition that triggers an acute episode
complication - Answer new secondary or additional problems that arise after the original
disease begins
therapy - Answer therapeutic interventions are treatment measures used to promote recovery
or slow the progress of a disease