Disease and embalming terms Flashcards
Causing an abnormal growth of cells
Neoplastic
Causing the enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the number of cells
Hyperplastic
The enlargement of an organ or structure due to the increase in size of cells composing it
Hypertrophy
The increase in size of an organ or tissue due to the excessive but regulated increase in the number of it’s cells
Hyperplasia
Causing inflammation in a part or parts of the body
Inflammatory
A tissue reaction to irritation, infection, or injury marked by localized heat, swelling, redness, pain, and sometimes loss of function
Inflammation
Progressive and often irreversible
Degenerative
Related to genes; hereditery
Genetic
Related to or affecting a child’s physical, cognitive, language, or behavioral development
Development
Genetic characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring
Hereditary
Generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue
Anasarca
Accumulation of free serous fluid in the abdominal cavity
Ascites
Accumulation of an excess of blood or tissue in a body part
Congestion
Blueish discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane due to lack of oxygen
Cyanosis
Loss of moisture from body tissue
Dehydration
Abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissue or body cavities
Edema
Excessive wasting away of the body
Emaciation
Yellowish discoloration of the tissues due to the presence of excessive bilirubin in the blood
Jaundice
Crackling sensation produced when gases trapped in tissues are palpated, as in subcutaneous emphysema or tissue gas
Crepitation
Extreme dehydration often resulting in post-embalming discolorations
Desiccation
Separation of the epidermis from the underlying dermis
Desquamation (skin skip)
Removal of blood, blood clots, interstitial and lymphatic fluid, and arterial solution during vascular embalming, usually through a vein
Drainage
Abnormal accumulation of fluids in the scrotal sac
Hydrocele
Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain
Hydrocephalus
Abnormal accumulation of fluid within the pericardial sac
Hydropericardium
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the thoracic cavity
Hydrothorax
Metabolic by-products such as urea and uric acid that contain nitrogen and tend to neutralize formaldehyde
Nitrogenous waste
Condition in which interstitial spaces contain such excessive amounts of fluid that the skin remains depressed after palpatation
Pitting edema
Postmortem evacuation of any substance from an external orifice of the body as a result of pressure
Purge
Postmortem formation of gas associated with anaerobic gas forming bacilli, most commonly, Clostridium perfringens
Tissue gas
