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Intro to Pathology
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10/29/2014

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MANIFESTATIONS
Definition
OBSERVABLE CHANGES RESULTING FROM CELLULAR CHANGES IN THE DISEASE PROCESS
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ATROPHY
Definition
REDUCTION IN SIZE OR WASTING OF CELLS, TISSUES, OR ORGANS DUE TO POOR NUTRITION OR NON-USE
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
Definition
INVESTIGATION OF DISEASE IN LARGE GROUPS
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ASYMPTOMATIC
Definition
SHOWING OR CAUSING NO IDENTIFIABLE SYMPTOMS
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ACUTE
Definition
HAVING A QUICK ONSET AND LASTING A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WITH A RELATIVELY SEVERE COURSE
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SYMPTOM
Definition
ANY SUBJECTIVE EVIDENCE OF A DISEASE AS PERCEVIED BY A PATIENT
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VIRULENCE
Definition
EASE WITH WHICH AN ORGANISM OVERCOMES BODY DEFENSES
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IATROGENTIC
Definition
PERTAINS TO ANY ADVERSE CONDITION IN A PATIENT OCCURING AS A RESULT OF MEDICAL TREATMENT
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IDIOPATHIC
Definition
NO IDENTIFIABLE CAUSATIVE FACTOR
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CONGENITAL
Definition
EXSITING AT, AND USUALLY BEFORE, BIRTH AND RESULTING FROM GENETIC OR ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
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NOSOCOMIAL
Definition
REFERS TO DISEASES AQUIRED IN OR FROM A HEALTH CARE ENVIORNMENT
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DISEASE
Definition
ANY ABNORMAL DISTRUBANCE OF THE NORMAL FUNCTION OR STRUCTURE OF A BODY PART, ORGAN OR SYSTEM THAT MAY DISPLAY A VARIETY OF MANIDESTATIONS
Term
PATHOGENESIS
Definition
DEVELPOMENT OF DISEASE
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SIGN
Definition
OBJECTIVE MANIFESTATION OF DISEASE PERCEPTIBLE TO THE MANAGING PHYSICIAN, AS OPPOSED TO SUBJECTIVE SYMPTOMS PERCEIVED BY THE PT.
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CHRONIC
Definition
PRESENTING SLOWLY AND PERSISTING OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
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CARCINOMA
Definition
MALIGNANT GROWTH COMPRISED OF EPITHELIAL CELLS THAT TENDS TO INVADE SURROUNDING TISSUES AND GIVES RISE TO METASTASES
Term
PREVALENCE
Definition
STATISTICAL MEASURE THAT REFERS TO THE NUMBER OF CASES OF A DISEASE FOUND IN A GIVEN POPULATION
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DIAGNOSIS
Definition
NAME OF A DISEASE AN INDIVIDUAL IS BELIEVED TO HAVE
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ETIOLOGY
Definition
STUDY OF THE CAUSE AND ORIGIN OF DISEASE
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DYSPLASIA
Definition
ABNORMAL TISSUE DEVELOPMENT
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