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pathophysiology. noun. 1  The functional changes associated with or resulting from disease or injury. 2  The scientific study of such changes. 3  In both senses also called physiopathology.
the study of the biologic and physical manifestations of disease as they correlate with the underlying abnormalities and physiologic disturbances. 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.he study of the biologic and physical manifestations of disease as they correlate with the underlying abnormalities and physiologic disturbances. Pathophysiology does not deal directly with the treatment of disease.