Question | Answer |
Pathology | The study of changes in cell/tissue structure related to disease or death |
Pathophysiology | The study of how disease affects the body |
Health | Having the ability to maintain homeostasis when exposed to normal conditions |
Disease | being unable to maintain homeostasis when exposed to normal conditions |
Etiology | the study of the cause of a disease |
Genetic | A condition, disease, or trait inherited as a result of a single gene |
Congenital | A disease, condition, or trait present at birth |
Acquired | A disease, condition, or trait that developed because of being exposed to something during your life |
Idiopathic | without a clearly identified cause |
Signs | evidence of disease that is subjective and can be seen, measured, or recorded |
Symptoms | Evidence of disease that is subjective and cannot be seen, measured, or recorded |
Pathogenesis | the events that lead to the developement of a disease and the signs and symptoms that that occur as the disease progresses |
Acute | a disease that develops and resolves rapidly |
Chronic | A disease that develops gradually and lasts for 3 months or longer |
Remission | the lessening of severity of the symptoms of the disease |
Exacerbation | An increase in severity of a disease or any of its signs or symptoms |
Local | a condition confined to one area |
Systemic | A condition that affects the whole body function |
Endoscopy | A procedure that utilizes a fiber optic camera to view structures in the body |
Radiodensity | The ability to slow or stop radiation |
X-rays | a visual recording of differences in radiodensity of anatomical structures |
contrast X-Rays | X-rays the utilize a contrast media to increase radio density of selected fluids within the body producing an image of the structures containing the fuild |
Ultrasound | A visual recording of differences in the rate of return and intense sound waves reflecting off of objects in the body |
Electrocariograms | a recording of the electrical activity in the cardiac conduction system |
Electroencephalogram | a recording of the electrical activity of the brain mainly the cerebral cortex |
spirometry | any procedure used to measure a persons ability to move air or the capacities of the respiratory system |
chemotherapy | the use of chemicals to kill cells with in the body. two main types are to kill cancer cells and microorganisms |
pharmacological | the use of drugs to treat disease |
pallitive | any form of treatment the relieves signs and symptoms of a disease but not getting rid of the disease. may include the use of medication and other devices |
prognosis | a prediction of the likely outcome of a disease |
sequla | a consequence of a previous disease |
complications | a morbid process or event occuring during a disease that is not an essential part of the disease, but it may result from it |
terminal | a disease likely to kill |
trauma | the transfer of a harmful amount of energy it may be mechanical, thermal, radiation, electrical |
deficiency | lacking in something essential |
intoxication | being exposed to a toxic level of something |
hypertrophy | to increase in sizer |