Pathophysiology Terms

3. excision of small amounts of living tissue.
5. ID of disease through specific evaluation of signs and symptoms
7. number of new cases per unit of time
8. state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
11. state of equilibrium
13. specific local change in tissue
14. indicated the disease rates within a group
16. findings given/described by the patient
17. probability for recovery
19. onset that is sudden and obvjious
20. disease occurring at birth
24. period when symptoms and signs increase
25. factors that promote development of disease.

1. high number of cases within several regions of the world.
2. disease that must be reported to authorities
4. Study of functional or physiological changes in the body that results from diseases processes.
6. disease with unknown cause
9. feedback that the original stimulus is enhance and pushes the value farther from set point.
10. no clinical signs (2 words)
12. indicate relative number of deaths resulting from a particular disease
15. number of new and old cases within a specific population per unit of time.
18. cause of disease
21. feedback that requires continuous adjustment.
22. period when symptoms and signs decrease
23. new secondary problem