1- Effects of growth

Question 1

Cachexia:

Answer 1

Extreme wasting of the body, often associated with a malignant neoplasm

Question 2

Ischaemia:

Answer 2

An insufficient supply of blood to an organ, usually due to a blocked artery. Ischaemia leads to necrosis or death of tissue.

Question 3

Lesion (RELATED: trauma):

Answer 3

Any abnormality associated with injury or disease. This word is used very generally and means different things depending on context

Question 4

Stasis:

Answer 4

Stagnation of fluid often due to obstructions e.g. urinary stasis due to prostate cancer