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Pathophysiology
Definitions 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Examination by visualization | Inspection |
| Tiredness | Fatigue |
| To prevent disease; preventive treatment | Prophylaxis |
| After an operation | Postoperative |
| Relating to two sides | Bilateral |
| Holding back or obstructing the flow of blood to a local area | Ischemic |
| Immune response resulting in the presence of self-antigens or autoantigens on the surface of certain body cells | Autoimmune |
| Pertaining to excessive growth of normal cells | Hyperplastic |
| Refers to a disease without a known or recognizable cause | Idiopathic |
| Present at birth; cause may be genetic or non-genetic (infectious, chemical, physical | Congenital |