Introduction to Pathology
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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?

  • 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?

  • Prognosis
  • Symptom (correct)
  • Sign
  • Lesion
  • What is the expected outcome of a disease, representing the clinician's estimate of the severity and possible result?

    <p>Prognosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is any abnormal tissue found on or in an organism, usually damaged by disease or trauma?

    <p>Lesion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of disease that includes inflammatory, drug induced, metabolic, vascular, and infective diseases?

    <p>Acquired</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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?

    <p>Sign</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'pathology' mean in Greek?

    <p>Study of disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the structural and functional causes of human disease?

    <p>Pathology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to the expected outcome of a disease, representing the clinician's estimate of the severity and possible result?

    <p>Prognosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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