What is the actual difference between a disorder and a disease?

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Answer Both are fairly synonymous terms meaning deviations from accepted, "normal" physiological...

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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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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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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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nothing - its just 2 different words that mean the same thing (I have a genetic disease/disorder myself...

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you cannot catch a disorder but u can catch a disease. A disorder is inherited, a disease can be caught...

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Disease is used more on the physical while disorder is very frequent in psychiatric/psychologic. Want...

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A disease is a destructive process in a organ or a organism with specific causes and characteristics...

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