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What is the primary focus of pathophysiology?
Explaining the functional changes occurring within an individual due to a disease or pathologic state
Where does the term 'pathophysiology' originate from?
Ancient Greek
What is the focus of pathology?
Describing conditions observed during a disease state
What influenced the reduction of physiology's research foundation to physical sciences?
The paper 'On the conservation of energy' by Hermann von Helmholtz
Test your knowledge of the branch of study that concerns disordered physiological processes associated with disease or injury, at the intersection of pathology and physiology.
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