What's the difference between a disease and a disorder?

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Is OCD a Disease or a Disorder? And whats the difference?

Is a disorder like a disease? because i was wondering if OCD is a disease or a disorder, and whats the difference?

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They are both used interchangeably, but I think some people have different ideas. Some Examples: OCD...

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A skin disease is like cancer. A skin disorder can be something like a heat rash caused by a skin tissue...

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What is the difference between a disorder and a disease?

Hi! I would like to know the difference between a disorder and a disease?

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a disorder is something you are choosing to do and a disease is something that most likely you didnt...

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Whats the difference between an antibody mediated disease and an organism mediated disease?

Im confused on how they are different I guess. Are any of those similar to a cell mediated disease or am I thinking of something completely different?

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The present invention describes diagnosis and treatment of antibody-mediated inflammatory auto-immune...

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Can anyone explain the difference between a disorder and a disease?

Can you give me an example of a genetic disorder of the integumentary system and an example of a disease of the integumentary system.....thanks for your help

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Disease: A pathological condition of a part, organ, or system of an organism resulting from various...

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Difference between metabolic disorder and metabolic disease?

I'm doing an assignment on metabolic disorders on an animal but every time I google 'metabolic disorder' metabolic disease comes up. Are they the same? I am so confused, ...show more

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They are pretty much the same thing- slightly different nuance.

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Is there a difference between a gastrointestinal disease and disorder?

I'm quite confused. I'm supposed to do a powerpoint presentation for my Clin. Med class and I was assigned gastrointestinal disease in cats, but when I search for it, almost all that comes up are disorders. Am I just over thinking it or is it truely...

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A lot of things that used to be called "disease" are now called "disorder". IBD...

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Whats the difference between disorderd eating and an eating disorder?

So what makes my habits with food an eating disorder? I have never missed 3 periods in a row, which is criteria for being diagnosed with anorexia, I never binged per say which is criteria for being diagnose with bulimia. So, I don’t have an eating...

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It could be the eating disorder [ED-NOS]. You fit the criteria for that.

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Whats a disease or disorder of the lymphatic system? looking for two...?

i've already got hodgkins disease but i cant find any more.

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Lymphedema this is an accumulation of lymphatic fluid in the interstitial tissue causing swelling, most...

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Whats the difference between SBE and rheumtic heart disease prophylaxis?

And how do you manage a rheumatic heart disease patient

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Rheumatic Heart Disease is characterized by damaged heart valves, which do not allow the smooth flow...

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