pathogenesis
American Heritage Dictionary:
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path·o·gen·e·sis
(păth'ə-jĕn'ĭ-sĭs) 
n.
The development of a diseased or morbid condition.
n.
The development of a diseased or morbid condition.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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pathogenesis
the generation and production, or the origin and development, of a disease.
—pathogenetic adj.
| pathogen, pathobiochemistry, patho+ | |
| pathogenesis-related proteins, pathogenic, pathogenicity island |
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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pathogenesis
(path” o-jen′ ə-sis)
n
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The course of an illness or condition, from its origin to manifestation and outbreak.
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Pathogenesis
The pathogenesis of a disease is the mechanism by which the disease is caused. The term can also be used to describe the origin and development of the disease and whether it is acute, chronic or recurrent. The word comes from the Greek pathos, "disease", and genesis, "creation".
Types of pathogenesis include microbial infection, inflammation, malignancy and tissue breakdown.
Most diseases are caused by multiple pathogenetical processes together. For example, certain cancers arise from dysfunction of the immune system (skin tumors and lymphoma after a renal transplant, which requires immunosuppression).[1]
Often, a potential etiology is identified by epidemiological observations before a pathological link can be drawn between the cause and the disease.
References
- ^ Fox, Alvin (2010). General aspects of bacterial pathogenesis. University of South Carolina School of Medicine: Microbiology and Immunology On-line Textbook. http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/fox/bact-path.htm.
Further reading
- Haugan, Salomon Avian Influenza: Etiology, Pathogenesis and Interventions (Public Health in the 21st Century. Nova Science Pub Inc. January 30, 2010) ISBN 1-60741-846-0, ISBN 978-1-60741-846-7
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