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Entymology - Pathophysiology

consisting of the Greek origin words “pathos” = suffering;

“physis” = nature, origin;

and “logos” = “the study of”

refers to the study of abnormal changes in body functions that are the causes, consequences, or concomitants of disease processes

Pathology vs Pathophysiology

“Pathophysiology or physiopathology is a convergence of pathology with physiology. 

Pathology describes the conditions during the diseased state whereas physiology is the discipline that describes mechanisms operating within an organism. Pathology describes the abnormal condition….

Pathophysiology seeks to explain the physiological processes because of which such condition develops and progresses.

In other words, pathophysiology defines the functional changes associated resulting from disease or injury.”

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