1. wk 1 General and NMS pathology (f) Flashcards
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pathos means
suffering
pathology: study of disease
____: dx of disease through tiss examination
histopathology
____: dx of disease through examinations of separated cells
cytopathology
____:study of disease regarding biochem changes in tiss and body fluids
chemical pathology
_____: app of patho to legal purposes
forensic pathology
____: study of poisons & effects
toxicology
_______: study of disorders of blood cells and coagulation proteins
hematology
_______: study of immune response in dx (defense mech of the body)
immunology
____: study of infectious dx
microbiology
___: study of abnormal chromosomes and genes
genetics
_____: examination of tiss samples from living patients
biopsy
3 types: needle, incisional, endoscopic
_____: examination of scattered cells
cytology
fluid, washing, fine needle , exfoliative
________: any abnormality restricted to a single dx - of diagnostic importance
pathognomonic abnormality
_______: dx characterized by multiple findings
syndrome
_____: forecast of the probable outcome of a disease
prognosis
Acute has a ____ onset & a ___ course
rapid onset
short course
Chronic has a ______ onset & ____ course
insidious “gradual” onset
prolonged course
bengin tumors remain_____
localized
Malignant tumors invade & ____ from original site
spread
_____- : prefix means change from one state to another
meta
prefix for swelling , tumor
oma
prefix for resembling
-oid
prefix for disorder of growth
-plasia
_____names: are diease named after a person or a place
eponumous names
_____ disease: disease induced by health care providers words or actions
iatrogenic disease
