result from the interactions of many factors, hereditary and environmental
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pathology
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the science that deals with the study of disease
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chromosomal
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caused by abnormalities in the number of chromosomes or by changes in the chromosomal structure
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medicolegal division
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forensic pathology; the study of disease to ascertain the cause and manner of death
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physiological agent
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such as hormonal changes, cancer, and ASHD
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monogenic
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caused by the mutation in a single gene such as cystic fibrosis, diabetes, insidious, and hemophilia
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predisposing factors
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a condition or situation that may make a person more susceptible to a disease
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biological agents
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such as malaria, ebola, and plague
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autopsy
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an ______________ is important to confirm or reject diagnosis, advance knowledge and research, assist in legal cases, treatments to follow in the future
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etiology
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the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition
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pathological anatomy
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morbid anatomy is the study of the structural changes that take place in the body as a result of disease
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Hereditary (genetic) agent
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genetically determined and is defined as the genetic characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring
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gross division
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the study of changes in the structure of the Boyd that are readily seen with the unaided eye as a result of disease or trauma
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chemical agents
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such as acids and nerve gas
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general pathology
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the study of the widespread processes of disease such as inflammation, degeneration, necrosis or cellular death, repair, etc. without reference to particular organs or organ systems
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illness
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describes the condition of the person who is experiencing a disease
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clinical division
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the study of disease by means of body secretions, excretions, and other body fluids performed in the laboratory in the diagnosis of a disease
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microscopic
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Histopathology; the study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues, and organs undergo as a result of disease
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surgical division
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the study of tissue specimens excised surgically in a major or minor operation
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exogenous
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pathological considerations that are initiated from outside the body
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endogenous
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pathological considerations that are initiated from inside the body
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physiological division
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the study of changes in body function due to disease