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PHYSIOPATHOLOGY [2 records]

Record 1 2012-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
DEF

The study of the biologic and physical manifestations of disease as they correlate with the underlying abnormalities and physiologic disturbances.

CONT

Pathophysiology does not deal directly with the treatment of disease. Rather, it explains the processes within the body that result in the signs and symptoms of a disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
DEF

Étude des mécanismes modifiant les fonctions organiques (respiration, circulation, digestion, élimination, reproduction).

CONT

La physiopathologie étudie les perturbations de la physiologie, permet de connaître le mécanisme d’action des maladies et de remonter à leurs sources. La physiopathologie explique, par exemple, comment l’asthme retentit sur la fonction respiratoire, comme l’hypertension artérielle est responsable de complications cardiovasculaires, comme un diabète non traité et persistant lèse l’œil ou le rein, ou comment certaines infections sexuellement transmissibles peuvent provoquer une stérilité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
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Record 2 2002-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

The science of functions in disease, or as modified by disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
DEF

Branche de la médecine consacrée à l'étude des modifications des grandes fonctions au cours des maladies.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización médica y hospitalaria
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