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Cards (25)

Section 1

(25 cards)

physical agents

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such as mechanical, thermal, and radiation

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special division

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pathology of a specific disease of organ

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multifactorial

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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

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gene

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the basic unit of heredity

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