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Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology is the study of how an illness or disease changes the way your body works. It looks at how cells and tissues in the body interact and how things like infections, injuries, or even genetic problems can cause your body to stop working correctly. Pathophysiology also looks at how treatments like medicine or surgery can help fix or reduce the symptoms of a disease or condition.
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