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PATHO: Vocabulary (8/29/18)

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Etiology
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The study of causes. Identifies causal factors that provoke a particular disease or injury.
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Etiology
The study of causes. Identifies causal factors that provoke a particular disease or injury.
Idiopathic
Unknown cause.
Iatrogenic
From medical treatment.
Nosocomial
Hospital acquired infection.
Risk Factor
A factor increasing the likelihood of disease.
Pathogenesis
Development of a disease, from initial stimulus to disease manifestations.
Clinical Manifestations
Signs, symptoms, and syndrome.
Signs
Objective or observed manifestation(s) of
disease. (S)
Symptoms
Subjective feeling of abnormality in the
body. (Sx)
Syndrome
A set of signs and symptoms not yet determined to indicate a disease.
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