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What is the study of the structural and functional causes of human disease called?
What is the study of the structural and functional causes of human disease called?
- Physiology
- Anatomy
- Pathology (correct)
- Histology
What is an indication of some fact or quality that is detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient?
What is an indication of some fact or quality that is detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient?
- Symptom
- Lesion
- Sign (correct)
- Prognosis
Which term refers to a departure from normal function or feeling noticed by a patient, indicating the presence of disease or abnormality?
Which term refers to a departure from normal function or feeling noticed by a patient, indicating the presence of disease or abnormality?
- Prognosis
- Symptom (correct)
- Sign
- Lesion
What is the expected outcome of a disease, representing the clinician's estimate of the severity and possible result?
What is the expected outcome of a disease, representing the clinician's estimate of the severity and possible result?
What is any abnormal tissue found on or in an organism, usually damaged by disease or trauma?
What is any abnormal tissue found on or in an organism, usually damaged by disease or trauma?
What is the classification of disease that includes inflammatory, drug induced, metabolic, vascular, and infective diseases?
What is the classification of disease that includes inflammatory, drug induced, metabolic, vascular, and infective diseases?
What term refers to an objective indication of some medical fact or quality that is detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient?
What term refers to an objective indication of some medical fact or quality that is detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient?
What does the term 'pathology' mean in Greek?
What does the term 'pathology' mean in Greek?
What is the study of the structural and functional causes of human disease?
What is the study of the structural and functional causes of human disease?
What term refers to the expected outcome of a disease, representing the clinician's estimate of the severity and possible result?
What term refers to the expected outcome of a disease, representing the clinician's estimate of the severity and possible result?
