18 Questions
What is the term used to describe the initiating cause of a disease?
Aetiology
According to Virchow, why are individuals sick?
Their cells are sick
Which term refers to the sequence of molecular, biochemical, and cellular events leading to the development of a disease?
Pathogenesis
What does 'pathological manifestation' refer to?
Gross or macroscopic changes
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic terminologies of pathology?
Morality and mortality
Which term describes a feature that can be recognized with the naked eye in pathology?
Gross or macroscopic changes
What term describes a disease or lesion named after a person or a place?
Eponym
Which term refers to the anticipated course of a disease in terms of cure, remission, or fate of the patient?
Prognosis
What do you call a characteristic change in tissues and cells produced by disease in an individual or experimental animal?
Lesions
Which term represents an aggregate of signs and symptoms or combination of lesions without which the disease is not diagnosed?
Syndromes
'Philadelphia chromosome - t(9:22) in CML' is an example of what term?
Medical eponym
'Wegeners granulomatosis' is also known by which other name?
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)
What is the main difference between primary and secondary diseases?
Primary diseases represent complications of another disease, while secondary diseases do not.
What distinguishes morbidity from mortality?
Morbidity is the sum of effects of a disease on a patient, while mortality is the end result of death.
In the context of remission and relapse, what does remission refer to?
The process of conversion of active disease to quiescence.
How can acute diseases be characterized compared to chronic diseases?
Acute diseases are commonly fatal, while chronic diseases may follow an acute condition.
What sets benign neoplasms apart from malignant neoplasms?
Benign neoplasms are rarely fatal, while malignant neoplasms are commonly fatal.
In the context of symptoms and signs, what typically characterizes symptoms?
Symptoms are the functional implications of a lesion felt by the patient.
Test your knowledge of basic pathology terminologies like aetiology, pathogenesis, prognosis, and more. Learn to differentiate between primary and secondary diseases, morbidity and mortality, and other key concepts related to diseases.
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