Ch 2: Key Terms

Question 1

Hypertrophy

Answer 1

Increase in size or growth

Question 2

Atrophy

Answer 2

Without growth or decrease in cell size

Question 3

Diagnosis

Answer 3

Naming or identifying of a disease

Question 4

Gangrene

Answer 4

Necrotic (dead) tissue attacked by saprophytic bacteria

Question 5

Ischemia

Answer 5

Hypoxia (deprived of oxygan) of cells

Question 6

Infarct

Answer 6

Necrosis (death) of cells due to ischemia

Question 7

Hypoxia

Answer 7

Not enough oxygen

Question 8

Cachexia

Answer 8

Thin, ill, wasted apperance

Question 9

Antibodies

Answer 9

Proteins that react to antigens

Question 10

Inflammation

Answer 10

A protective response triggered by injury

Question 11

Congenital

Answer 11

Present at birth

Question 12

Infection

Answer 12

Invasion of microorganisms into the tissue, causing cell or tissue injury

Question 13

Neoplasm

Answer 13

An increase in cell number, leading to an increase in tissue size, called tumors

Question 14

Malignant

Answer 14

Deadly or progressing to death; cancerous

Question 15

Allergy

Answer 15

The state when the immune response is too intense or hypersensitive to an environmental substance

Question 16

Cancer

Answer 16

Any malignant tumor

Question 17

Disease

Answer 17

A change in structure or function

Question 18

Metastatic

Answer 18

Spreads from a site of origin to a secondary site in the body

Question 19

Acute

Answer 19

A disease that is short term

Question 20

Trauma

Answer 20

A physical or mental injury

Question 21

Anoxia

Answer 21

No oxygen

Question 22

Benign

Answer 22

Having limited growth

Question 23

Degenerative diseases

Answer 23

Diseases related to aging, or destruction of tissue, functions, and use

Question 24

What does TPN stand for?

Answer 24

Total parenteral nutrition

Question 25

What does AIDS stand for?

Answer 25

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 26

What does MVA stand for?

Answer 26

Motor vehicle accident