pathophysiology
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- noun
- /ˌpæθoʊˌfɪziˈɑːlədʒi/
- Specialized
- The study of pathophysiology helps doctors understand how diseases affect the body's normal functions.
- understanding of pathophysiology
- pathophysiology of osteoporosis
- pathophysiology of disease
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Chronic inflammation appears to play a key role in the pathophysiology of rosacea.
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Emphasis on the didactic portion of the course is placed on patient assessment, pathophysiology, nursing interventions, and outcome evaluation.
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We describe a new case, and we review the clinical picture, pathophysiology, and management of these conditions.
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We reviewed these cases and noted the similarities in each patient's presentation, including a common pathophysiology.
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The potential importance of these findings for understanding the pathophysiology of uraemia can easily be appreciated.
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The exact mechanism of the pathophysiology of the degenerative changes is not known.
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The IL-6 family plays a central role in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases.
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Although the exact pathophysiology of FMS is unknown, various alterations have been noted.
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Daniel and Kerrigan have reviewed the pathophysiology of skin flaps in some detail.
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To date, no studies have been performed using human tissue to identify the molecular pathophysiology of chagasic cardiomyopathy.
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Synonyms
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The study of how disease or injury changes the body's normal functions
Surface Forms
Morphology
pathophysiology = physiology (semi-transparent) = patho + physiology
The word is built transparently from 'patho-' meaning disease and 'physiology', but the full technical sense is specialized rather than immediately obvious to an average learner.
Etymology
The word pathophysiology comes from three parts: patho- 'disease', the same root as in sympathy; physio- 'body' or 'natural work', like physical; and -logy 'study', as in biology. So, pathophysiology is the study of how disease changes the body's normal work.