patho terms
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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 the body
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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 condition, disease, or trait inherited as a result of a single gene
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| Congenital | A disease, condition, or trait present at birth
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| Acquired | A disease, condition, or trait that developed 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 subjective and can be seen, measured, or recorded
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| Symptoms | Evidence of disease that is subjective and cannot be seen, measured, or recorded
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| Pathogenesis | the events that lead to the developement of a disease and the signs and symptoms that that occur as the disease progresses
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| Acute | a disease that develops and resolves rapidly
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| Chronic | A disease that develops gradually and lasts for 3 months or longer
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| Remission | the lessening of severity of the symptoms of the disease
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| Exacerbation | An increase in severity of a disease or any of its signs or symptoms
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| Local | a condition confined to one area
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| Systemic | A condition that affects the whole body function
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| Endoscopy | A procedure that utilizes a fiber optic camera to view structures in the body
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| Radiodensity | The ability to slow or stop radiation
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| X-rays | a visual recording of differences in radiodensity of anatomical structures
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| 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
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| Ultrasound | A visual recording of differences in the rate of return and intense sound waves reflecting off of objects in the body
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| Electrocariograms | a recording of the electrical activity in the cardiac conduction system
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| Electroencephalogram | a recording of the electrical activity of the brain mainly the cerebral cortex
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| spirometry | any procedure used to measure a persons ability to move air or the capacities of the respiratory system
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| chemotherapy | the use of chemicals to kill cells with in the body. two main types are to kill cancer cells and microorganisms
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| pharmacological | the use of drugs to treat disease
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| 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
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| prognosis | a prediction of the likely outcome of a disease
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| sequla | a consequence of a previous disease
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| 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
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| terminal | a disease likely to kill
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| trauma | the transfer of a harmful amount of energy it may be mechanical, thermal, radiation, electrical
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| deficiency | lacking in something essential
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| intoxication | being exposed to a toxic level of something
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| hypertrophy | to increase in sizer
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