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Homeostasis
Maintaining a constant internal environment
Etiology
The study of all the factors involved in causing a disease
Anatomy
the study of the structures of the body
Pathophysiology
explains how a body part functions when a person has a disease
Pathology
the study of a disease
Prognosis
the prediction of the outcome of a disease
Malignant
a tumor that spreads, it may cause death
physiology
the study of the function of body parts
diagnosis
identification of a illness
benign
something that is not life-threatening and does not recur
Pandemic
an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide
sign
OBJECTIVE evidence of a disease as seen by the examiner
Epidemic
sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a population group or area
Symptom
SUBJECTIVE evidence of a disease that is felt by the patient
Pathogen
a microorganism that causes disease
idiopathic
an illness without a known cause
disease
condition where all or part of the body does not function properly
heredity
characteristics that are passed from parent to offspring
microrganism
an individual plant or animal
lethal
deadly; capable of causing death
metabolism
the rate at which body uses energy
complication
the onset of a second disease when the patient is already ill
remission
the time when symptoms of a disease are diminished or temporarily resolved
acute
an illness that comes on quickly but only lasts for a short time
exacerbation
the time when symptoms of a disease flare up or become worse
palliative
treatment aimed at preventing pain but does not cure the disease
chronic
a disease that lasts for an extended period of time
fatal
causing death
syndrome
a set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
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