Pathology terms quiz- Chapter 1

Question 1

pathology

Answer 1

study of diseases

Question 2

signs

Answer 2

can be seen and measured

Question 3

symptoms

Answer 3

can be felt only by the patient

Question 4

syndrome

Answer 4

collection of signs and symptoms occurring together

Question 5

acute disease

Answer 5

signs and symptoms that occur suddenly, last a short time, and disappear

Question 6

chronic disease

Answer 6

disease that develops slowly and lasts for a long time

Question 7

etiology

Answer 7

study of all factors involved in causing a disease

Question 8

idiopathic

Answer 8

diseases with undetermined causes

Question 9

communicable

Answer 9

diseases that are transmitted from one person to another

Question 10

pathogenesis

Answer 10

actual pattern of a disease’s development

Question 11

incubation

Answer 11

(latent stage of a disease)

time from exposure to the manifesting of symptoms

Question 12

convalescence

Answer 12

time of recovery following a disease

Question 13

remission

Answer 13

temporary reversal of a disease

Question 14

cured

Answer 14

remission is permanant

Question 15

epidemiology

Answer 15

study of occurence, distribution, and transmission of disease

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endemic

Answer 16

disease that is native to a region

Question 17

epidemic

Answer 17

disease that spreads to many individuals at the same time

Question 18

pandemic

Answer 18

epidemic that affects a large geographic region (perhaps the entire world)