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the manner in which a disease develops |
pathogenesis |
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to increase the severity of illness |
exacerbate |
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disease accompanied by specific anatomic changes |
organic diseases |
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diseases present at birth |
congenital |
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a set of complications associated with a disease |
syndrome |
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a disease characterized by a sudden onset with a relatively short duration |
acute disease |
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describes a disease continuously present in a community |
endemic |
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This term best describes the statement "In 1997, 61.8 people per 100,000 died of stroke in the United States" |
mortality rate |
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Which of the following is not a predisposing condition of disease? |
deficiencies |
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A ____ is not a cause of disease. |
Deficiencies |
