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MEDOP 230- Medical Language: Diseases and Disorders

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Disease Type
Etiology
Example(s)
show Fetal abnormality or abnormal process during gestation or birth   Cleft lip; cerebral palsy  
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Degenerative   show Multiple sclerosis; loss of hearing; arthritis  
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show Exposure to substances in the environment   Breathing problems from smoking; pollen allergy; skin cancer  
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show Mutation in genes or chromosomes during fetal development   Down syndrome  
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Hereditary   show Cystic fibrosis; hemophilia; sickle cell disease  
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Hospital-acquired infection   show Wound infection after surgery  
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Iatrogenic   show Wrong drug; surgery on wrong body part; side effects of drugs  
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Idiopathic   show Idiopathic thrombocytopenia  
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Infectious   Pathogen (e.g., bacterium, virus, fungus)   show
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Neoplastic   show Benign cysts; cancerous skin tumors  
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Nutritional   show Malnutrition; pernicious anemia  
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