1. Role of Pathology in Medicine Flashcards
what is pathology?
the scientific study of medicine
what is a disease?
an abnormality of the body that causes loss of normal health
what allows diseases to be better understood and diagnosed?
the fact that they have a set of characteristic features
what is histology?
the study of tissues
what is cytology?
the study of individual cells, but not in the context of the entire tissue, eg. PAP smears
what aspects are investigated in the scientific study of a disease?
- epidemiology
- aetiology
- anatomical changes
- biochemical changes
- functional changes
- natural history
- prognosis
what does the prefix ana- mean?
the absence of something
what does the prefix dys- mean?
disordered
what does the prefix hyper- mean?
excess or over normal
what does the prefix hypo- mean?
deficiency below normal
what does the prefix meta- mean?
change from one state to another
what does the suffix -itis mean?
inflammatory process
what does the suffix -oma mean?
tumour
what does the suffix -osis mean?
state or condition
what does the suffix -oid mean?
bearing a resemblance to