1 - Background words

Question 1

Aetiology, etiology (USA):

Answer 1

The cause of a disease and its predispositions e.g. cigarette smoke is an aetiological agent in cancer.

Question 2

Morphology:

Answer 2

What things look like i.e. the histology or gross appearances

Question 3

Oncology:

Answer 3

1857, coined in Eng. from Mod.L. onco- “tumor,” from Gk. onkos “mass, bulk” + Eng. -logy “science or study of,” from Gk. logia, from logos “word.”

Question 4

Harper.

Answer 4

The root “onco” is used for oncogenesis, oncoproteins etc.

Question 5

Pathogenesis:

Answer 5

Mechanism of disease progression

Question 6

Pathogenicity:

Answer 6

Ability (high, low, etc.) of a micro-organism to cause disease

Question 7

Pathological:

Answer 7

Diseased, disordered, or abnormal

Question 8

Pathology:

Answer 8

The branch of medicine that looks at abnormal changes in cells and tissues which signal disease.

Question 9

Pathophysiology:

Answer 9

Study of the function of tissue under pathological conditions