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Vocab #1

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Pathology   The study of changes in cell/tissue structure related to disease or death.  
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Pathophysiology   The study of how disease affects body function.  
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Health   Having the ability to maintain homeostasis when exposed to normal conditions.  
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Disease   Being unable to maintain homeostasis when exposed to normal conditions.  
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Etiology   The study of the cause of a disease.  
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Genetic   A disease, condition, or a trait that is inherited as a result of a single gene.  
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Congenital   A disease, condition or trait that is present at birth.  
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Acquired   A disease, condition, or trait that eveloped because of being exposed to something during your life.  
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Idiopathic   Without a clearly identified cause.  
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Signs   Evidence of disease that is objective and can be seen, measured and recorded.  
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Symptoms   Evidence of a disease that is subjective and cannot be seen, measured or recorded.  
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Acute   A desease that develops and resolve rapidly.  
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Chronic   A disease that develops gradually and lasts 3 months or longer.  
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Remission   The lessening in severity of the symptoms of a disease.  
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Exacerbation   An increase in the severity of a disease or any of its signs or symptoms.  
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Local   A condition that is confined to one area.  
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Systemic   A condition that affects the entire body.  
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Endoscopy   A procedure that utilizes a fiber optic camera to view structures inside of the body.  
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Radiodensity   The ability of an object to stop or slow radiation.  
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X-Rays   A visual recording of differences in radiodensityof anotomcal structures.  
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