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Which discipline describes conditions typically observed during a disease state?
Which discipline describes conditions typically observed during a disease state?
- Pathophysiology
- Etymology
- Pathology (correct)
- Physiology
What is the branch of study that concerns disordered physiological processes associated with a disease or injury?
What is the branch of study that concerns disordered physiological processes associated with a disease or injury?
- Etymology
- Pathology
- Pathophysiology (correct)
- Physiology
What does pathophysiology seek to explain?
What does pathophysiology seek to explain?
- The intersection of pathology and physiology
- The functional changes due to a disease or pathologic state (correct)
- The establishment of physiology research autonomous from medical research
- The abnormal or undesired condition
What is the term pathophysiology derived from?
What is the term pathophysiology derived from?
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Who led the establishment of physiology research autonomous from medical research in Germany in the 1830s?
Who led the establishment of physiology research autonomous from medical research in Germany in the 1830s?
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Pathophysiology
- Pathophysiology is the discipline that describes conditions typically observed during a disease state.
- It is the branch of study that concerns disordered physiological processes associated with a disease or injury.
- Pathophysiology seeks to explain the changes that occur within the body as a result of disease or injury.
- The term pathophysiology is derived from three Greek words: "pathos" meaning disease, "physis" meaning nature, and "logos" meaning knowledge.
- In the 1830s, Johannes Müller led the establishment of physiology research autonomous from medical research in Germany.
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