An alteration in either the structure or function of the human body leading away from a state of normal healthy function is called disease.More specifically the study of the changes in function associated with disease is known as:
A)homeopathy.
B)proctoptosis.
C)pathophysiology.
D)necropsy.
E)autopsy.

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Pathophysiology specifically deals with the study of the changes in function associated with disease, whereas the other choices are either alternative medicine practices (homeopathy), a condition related to prolapse of the rectum (proctoptosis), or post-mortem examinations (necropsy and autopsy).

An Alteration in Either the Structure or Function of the Human