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[jesse14]

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when describing a disease, what is the difference between the pathology of the disease and the pathophysiology of the disease???

Thank you!!

 

[bodonid]

when describing a disease, what is the difference between the pathology of the disease and the pathophysiology of the disease???

Thank you!!

essentially nothing. Pathology is more about observation (histo-focused), physiology is more about when the "numbers" (physiological "machinery") go awry. many people use the terms interchangably.

path=structure
pathophys=function

 

[jesse14]

thank you very much!