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Pathology
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the study of disease dealing with the etiology, pathogenesis, gross, structural and functional alterations coupled with clinical implications
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Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
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specialty of dentistry and pathology which deals with the nature, identification, and management of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions. It is a science that investigates the causes, processes, and effects of these diseases.
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Health
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state of harmony with the environment
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Disease
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loss of harmony due to cell injury
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Etiology
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study of cause of disease
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Pathogenesis
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sequence of development of
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Symptoms
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subjective findings from the patient
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Physical signs
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objective findings by the clinician
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Differential diagnosis
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a listing of possible diseases that might be responsible for the clinical findings
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Diagnosis
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final determination of nature of disease
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Prognosis
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the eventual outcome of the disease
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Biopsy
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: tissue obtained from a living organism for diagnosis
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Autopsy
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study of an organism following death
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Inflammation
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a reaction of vascular living tissue to local injury
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Chemotaxis
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unidirectional migration of cells oriented along a chemical gradient
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Phagocytosis
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the course of engulfment and interalization of foreign materials
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Neoplasia
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abnormal, unrestricted, uncoordinated cellular growth derived from a tissue, the cells of which have undergone an abnormal, usually irreversible differentiation
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Oncology
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the study of neoplasms and their treatment
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Tumor
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in oncology this term means a neoplasm
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Cancer
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common term for all malignant tumors
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Benign
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local, non-disseminating neoplasm
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Malignant
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implies invasion, potential of rapid growth and metastasis
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Metastasis
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refers to a secondary growth at a distance from the primary site
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Carcinoma
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malignant neoplasm of epithelial origin
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Sarcoma
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malignant tumor of mesenchymal origin
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Hamartoma
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a localized overgrowth of normal tissue indigenous to a site
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