Gould's Pathophysiology Chapter 1 |65 Questions| With Correct Answers.

coagulative necrosis {Ans: occurs when the cell proteins are altered or denatured (similar to the coagulation that occurs when cooking eggs), in the cells retain some formula for time after death.}latent {Ans: silent stage. In which no clinical signs are evident, characterizes some diseases.}infarction {Ans: term applied to an area of dead cells resulting from lack of oxygen.}precipitating factor {Ans: a condition that triggers an acute episode, such as a seizure in an individual with a seizure disorder.}chronic {Ans: often a milder condition developing gradually but it persist for a long time and usually causes more permanent tissue damage.}epidemics {Ans: occur when there are a higher than expected number of cases of an infectious disease within a given area}