Intro to Path LU 1 - 4 Cumulative flashcards #2

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Conditions that actually cause a disease are called:

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Immediate

or

exciting

or

excitatory

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A disease caused by treatment by a physician is called

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iatrogenic

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A disease without any recognizable lesions is called:

organic or functional

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functional

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A decrease in the size of an organ or tissue that occurs as a normal body process.

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physiological atrophy

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The most common form of degeneration

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Cloudy swelling

or

cellular swelling

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A blood vessel malformation of the skin; it may be raised or flat, and it often involves the face.

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vascular nevus

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The congenital absence of one or more limbs

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amelia

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Gangrene that results from interference with the arterial supply of a body part without the invasion of saprophytes.

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Dry gangrene

or

ischemic necrosis

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Icterus is also known as

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jaundice

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The return or reappearance of signs or symptoms after a period of remission. For example, the reappearance of cancer cells after a period of remission.

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Recurrent Disease