Advanced Pathophysiology
Iatrogenic -
disease caused by human intervention
endemic -
disease native to local region
epidemic -
many people affected in a given area
epidemiology -
how the disease occurs and spreads through an area
diseases more frequent in women -
MS, osteoporosis
diseases more frequent in men -
gout, Parkinson's disease
atrophy -
decrease in cell size
hypertrophy -
increase in cell size
hyperplasia -
increase in number of normal cells
