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Pathology for mortuary science

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What does the word pathology mean?   Study of suffering  
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A disease that can passed on from one person to another?   Communicable Disease  
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Number of cases of disease present in a specific population at a given time?   Prevalence  
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Any abnormal structure or function of the human body   Pathology  
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A disease that occur occasionally?   Sporadic  
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Black lung disease is what kind of a disease?   Coal Miner/ Occupational disease  
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The death of a normal cell?   Necrosis  
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Change observable with unaided eye   Gross Pathology  
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Study of tissue/organs removed during surgical operation   Surgical Pathology  
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Study to determine whether death was from illegal cause   (Forensic Pathology) Medico-Legal Pathology  
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Abnormal structure or function   Disease  
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Study of tissue and organs removed from the body   Pathological Anatomy (Morbid Anatomy)  
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The Importance of an Autopsy as a Tool in the advancement of Medical Science to?   1. Confirm medical diagnosis2. Advance medical knowledge and research3. Assist in medico-legal cases4. Amplify or reject the clinical diagnosis  
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Tissue change from disease   Lesion  
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Prediction of progress of a disease   Prognosis  
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Subjective manifestations of a disease given by patient   Symptoms  
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Objective manifestation of a disease given by examiner   Sign  
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Sudden increase in severity   Exacerbation  
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Abatement in severity   Remission  
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Present at birth; may be genetic (trisomy 21, where the problem occurs)   Congenital Disease  
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Contracted after birth   Acquired Disease  
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Repeating disease   Recurrent Disease  
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Unknown origin   Idiopathic Disease  
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Swift onset, rapid course   Acute Disease  
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Slow evolution (stays with you   Chronic Disease  
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Something (nutrient) not received in adequate quantity   Deficiency Disease  
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Genetic, chromosomal, congential   Hereditary Disease  
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Constantly present in community   Endemic Disease  
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Attacks many people in a short time (flu)   Epidemic Disease  
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Concurrent epidemic in many countries (AIDS   Pandemic Disease  
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Concurrent epidemic in many countries (AIDS   Pandemic Disease  
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Occurs occasionally   Sporadic Disease  
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From microbe entering body   Infectious Disease  
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Abnormal immune reaction   Allergies  
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Producing fever   Febrile Disease  
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Job related   Occupational Disease  
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From chemicals (poisons)   . Intoxications  
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The cause of Disease   Etiology -  
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