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The study of disease is known as

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Pathology

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The cause of disease is known as ____ as determines a ____ and ____ relationship

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Etiology, cause, effect

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The manner in which a disease develops is known as

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Pathogenesis

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The study of general disease processes, such as inflammation, degeneration, necrosis (gangrene), repair, etc. is known as

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General pathology

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The study of disease in relation to particular organs or organ systems is known as

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Special Pathology

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The study of the structure of the human body as affected by disease is

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Pathological anatomy (morbid anatomy)

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Pathology studied with the unaided eye is known as

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Gross

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Pathology studied with the aid of a microscope is known as

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Histopathology

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The study of disease by means of biopsies (samples of tissue removed from a living person) is

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Surgical Pathology

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The study of useful substances within the body such as secretion, excretions and other body fluids is

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Clinical Pathology

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The study of deaths and injuries of medico- legal significance is

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Medico-legal Pathology (forensic pathology)

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The study of the function of the human body as affected by disease is

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Physiological Pathology

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A formal legal proceeding into the events and circumstances surrounding a particular death is called an

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Inquest

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An elected county officer who investigates and holds inquests over unknown deaths or deaths caused by violence is the

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Justice of the Peace/ Coroner

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This person must have gone to medical school (M.D) and works with the police officers; works under the coroner

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Medical Examiner

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An unrestricted autopsy includes the following characteristics

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Biochemical (toxicological), Microbiological: biological, Radiological: x-ray

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The COD of the thing responsible for death at the time of the terminal event (peritonitis) is known as the

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Immediate cause

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The COD of the thing prior to and leading up to the terminal event (stab wound) is known as the

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Basic cause

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The COD of the thing involved in but not causing the terminal event (leukemia) / GOK (god only knows); DIS (death in the saddle); failure to thrive (infants) is referred to as the

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Contributory cause

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Any abnormal condition which impairs normal functioning of the is called

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Disease

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“Just like the cell is a structural and functional unit of life it is also the structural and functional unit of disease” refers to

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The Doctrine of Cellular Pathology by Virchow

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Any disease of impaired function without change in structure “mental illness & colorblindness” is known as a

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Functional Disease

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Any disease in which definite structural changes accompany it “colon cancer” is known as an

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Organic Disease

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Any structural or functional change due to disease is a

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Lesion

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The identification of a particular disease is known as

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Diagnosis

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A forecast of the outcome of a particular disease is a

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Prognosis

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Subjective manifestations of disease are

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Symptoms

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Objective manifestations of disease (something that can physically be measured)/ (vital signs, pulse, blood pressure, breathing) are known as

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Signs

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A set of both signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease is known as a

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Syndrome

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A sudden increase in the severity of a disease “a turn for the worse” is known as

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Exacerbation

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A temporary absence of a particular disease is known as

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Remission (abatement)

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Any disease present at birth (cleft lip, polydactylism) is a

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Congenital disease

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Any disease obtained after birth (syphilis) is an

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Acquired disease

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Any disease that appears now and then (cold sores) is a

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Recurrent disease

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Any disease of unknown cause, can be treated just not as well as a known disease (essential hypertension) is a

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Idiopathic disease

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Any disease in which a person’s profession makes them more susceptible/inclined to develop a particular disease (HBV hept-b virus, anthracosis-coal miners disease) is a

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Occupational disease

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Any condition or disease induced or cause by treatment of a physician or medical personal is a

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Iatrogenic disease

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The number of cases or disease reported of a specific illness or disease in a given population for a specific period of time is the

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Morbidity rate

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Any disease of sudden onset and short duration (Myocardium infarct- massive heart attack) is an

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Acute disease

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Any disease of slow onset and long duration (gout- buildup of uric acid) is a

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Chronic disease

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Any disease caused by or due to a lack of dietary or metabolic elements (scurvy- lack of Vitamin C, diabetes-lack of insulin) is a

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Deficiency disease

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Any disease transmitted genetically (dwarfism, hemophilia-male offspring-lack of factor 8) is a

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Hereditary disease

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Any disease that is continuously present in a population is a

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Endemic disease

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Any disease which attacks a large number of people of a population in a short period of time is a

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Epidemic disease

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Any disease that occurs worldwide to a large number of people (flu) is a

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Pandemic disease

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Any disease which occurs every now and then/ occasionally (legionnaire’s disease, hanta virus four corners) is a

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Sporadic disease

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Any disease cause by a microorganism is a

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Infectious disease

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Disease states which occur on second or subsequent exposure to the same allergen also known as hypersensitivity is called

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Allergies

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Death resulting from severe immediate reaction is know as

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Anaphylaxis

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Contact with poisonous substances is called

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Intoxications

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Disease states which occur at the same time or concurrently with another disease are called

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Complications

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Any disease in which a fever accompanying it is either excessively high or either last for a prolonged period of time (rickettsia) is called a

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Febrile disease

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Frequency or number of incidents with which a disease occurs is called

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Prevelance

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The number of deaths reported in a given population for a specific period of time is called the

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Mortality rate/ death rate

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The study of the cause of disease is known as

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Etiology

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Conditions which make a person more susceptible or inclined to develop a particular disease are called

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Predisposing condition

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Children meningitis, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, sarcoma vs. carcinoma are conditions affected by

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Age

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Kwashiorkor (protein deficiency) is a condition affected by

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Nutrition

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Hepatitis B and scrotal cancer are conditions affected by

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Occupation

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Uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, gallbladder, prostate cancer are conditions affected by

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Sex

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Sickle cell anemia and tuberculosis are conditions affected by

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Race

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Any cause of disease in which there is a definite cause effect relationship is known as

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Exciting (immediate) causes

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Any type of wound or injury is called

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Trauma

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A foreign protein which triggers production of an incomplete antibody are called

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Allergens

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Extremes of temperature or radiation are known as

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Physical agents

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Chemicals which either immediately or eventually are toxic to the body are called

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Chemical agents

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A disease due to lack of dietary or metabolic function (melanin- albinism) complete absence or lack of production of melanin is a condition of

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Deficiencies

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Predisposing factor transmitted genetically (mongolism “down syndrome”, hemophilia) are conditions affected by

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Heredity

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Any disease caused by a microorganism is a condition affected by

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Infectious agents