W1 Terms

• Pathology: The study and diagnosis of disease
• Physiology: The study of mechanical, physical and biochemical function of living organisms
• Pathophysiology: The study of abnormalities in physiologic functioning of living beings
• Etiology: The cause of some abnormality
• Risk Factor: Highly probable factor increasing disease development
• Co-morbidity: Co-existing condition that worsens/affects the other
• Idiopathic: We just don’t know the cause of the disease
• Iatrogenic: Diseases caused by medical treatments such as unfortunate side effects
• Prodromal: Period when s/s appear indicating disease but are not full blown sickness
• Sequelae: Condition caused by other disease
• Etiology: Study of the cause of a disease
• Idiopathic: Etiology of disease is unknown
• Genetic: Diseases with this etiology are caused by inherited defects
• Congenital: Diseases with this etiology occur when genetics are ok but other factors interfere with normal development
• Acquired: Diseases with this etiology occur when genetics are ok, development is ok, but other factors that you encounter later can produce disease
• Syndrome: A collection of symptoms that show up together
• Pathogenesis: The progression of signs and symptoms
• Insidious: Progression of this disease type is so minor that the changes do not raise concern
• Focal lesions: Lesions in one or more distinct areas
• Diffuse lesions: Lesions that are more uniformly distributed through out the body
• Nosocomial: Diseases acquired from a hospital environment
• Morbidity: Residual effects of a specific disease
• Hereditary: Diseases caused by altered genetics or chromosomal make up
• Congenital: Hereditary diseases that are present at birth
• Itis: Suffix used to refer to inflammatory diseases
• Hyperplasia: An overgrowth of cells in response to a stimulus
• Neoplasm: Tumor growth
• Oma: This suffix refers to diseases related to tumor growth
• Cachexia: Overall ill, thin and waster appearance
• Immunologic: Diseases that are caused by abnormal immune responses and or immunodeficiencies
• Primary: Level o prevention that focuses on exposure reduction
• Secondary: Level of prevention that focuses on early detection through screening and management
• Tertiary: Level of prevention that focuses on rehab, support, and the minimization of disability