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Human Body Health

Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions

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What is pathology? The scientific study of disease, is the objective description of the traits, causes, and effects of abnormal conditions.
What is homeostasis? A state of equilibrium within the body (internal stability).
What is a symptom? In human disease, the negative characteristics, or departures from normal status, are described subjectively by patients.
What is a sign? Signs or abnormal objective findings are the evidence of disease found by physical examination and diagnostic testing.
What is a syndrome? A defined collection of signs and symptoms that characterize a disorder or condition.
What is pathogenesis? The development of disease that occurs in stages.
What is acute? Abrupt onset of more or less severe symptoms that run a brief course (usually shorter than 6 months) and then resolve or in some cases result in death.
What is Chronic? When a disease develops slowly or is intermittent and lasts longer than 6 months.
What is a risk factor? Predisposing factors that make a person or group more vulnerable to disease.
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