Terminology

Question 1

Etiology

Answer 1

Study of the cause

Question 2

Pathogenesis

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Mechanisms by which the etiological agent produce the manifestation of the diseases

Question 3

Pathophysiology

Answer 3

Physiological process or functional change associated with particular disease

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Morphology

Answer 4

Study of the forms

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Syndrome

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Set of sings and symptoms occurs together suggest a particular cause

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Acute

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Illness characterized by rapid onset

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Chronic

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Condition characterized by gradual onset and more likely to have prolong course

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Incidence

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The new number of cases of disease diagnosed over a certain period of time

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Prevalence

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The total number of cases of disease present in population at certain moment

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Prognosis

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Prediction of the likely course of disease

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Morbidity

Answer 11

Describe the extent to which a patient’s health willbe affected by the disease

Question 12

Mortality

Answer 12

Reflect the likelihood of death from disease