Ch 2: Key Terms Flashcards
Mechanisms or Disease
Hypertrophy
Increase in size or growth
Atrophy
Without growth or decrease in cell size
Diagnosis
Naming or identifying of a disease
Gangrene
Necrotic (dead) tissue attacked by saprophytic bacteria
Ischemia
Hypoxia (deprived of oxygan) of cells
Infarct
Necrosis (death) of cells due to ischemia
Hypoxia
Not enough oxygen
Cachexia
Thin, ill, wasted apperance
Antibodies
Proteins that react to antigens
Inflammation
A protective response triggered by injury
Congenital
Present at birth
Infection
Invasion of microorganisms into the tissue, causing cell or tissue injury
Neoplasm
An increase in cell number, leading to an increase in tissue size, called tumors
Malignant
Deadly or progressing to death; cancerous
Allergy
The state when the immune response is too intense or hypersensitive to an environmental substance
Cancer
Any malignant tumor
Disease
A change in structure or function
Metastatic
Spreads from a site of origin to a secondary site in the body
Acute
A disease that is short term
Trauma
A physical or mental injury
Anoxia
No oxygen
Benign
Having limited growth
Degenerative diseases
Diseases related to aging, or destruction of tissue, functions, and use
What does TPN stand for?
Total parenteral nutrition
