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What does the term 'lesion' refer to in pathology?
What does the term 'lesion' refer to in pathology?
- A subjective departure from normal function or feeling noticed by a patient
- Any abnormal tissue found on or in an organism, usually damaged by disease or trauma (correct)
- The study of the structural and functional causes of human disease
- The expected outcome of the disease
What is the definition of a medical sign?
What is the definition of a medical sign?
- An objective indication of some medical fact or quality detected by a physician (correct)
- A subjective indication of some medical fact or quality detected by a physician
- A departure from normal function or feeling noticed by a patient
- An indication of a patient's disease or abnormality, measured by a physician
What is the meaning of the term 'prognosis' in pathology?
What is the meaning of the term 'prognosis' in pathology?
- An indication of some fact or quality detected by a physician
- The expected outcome of the disease (correct)
- The study of the basic reactions of cells and tissues to abnormal stimuli
- An indication of the presence of disease or abnormality, noticed by a patient
What is the classification of acquired diseases according to the text?
What is the classification of acquired diseases according to the text?
What does the word 'pathology' mean?
What does the word 'pathology' mean?