Forensic Pathology Test 3 Flashcards
Generalized edema and scattered throughout the entire body
Anasarca Edema
A condition of excess tissue fluid in the body
Edema or “Dropsy”
Excess of tissue fluid in the abdominal or peritoneal cavity
Ascites Edema
Excess tissue fluid in the space surrounding the plura cavity
Hydrothorax Edema
Excess fluid in the sac surrounding the heart
Hydropericardium Edema
Excess fluid in the sacculated (scrotum) cavity
Hydrocele Edema
Excess fluid in the cranial cavity
Hydrocephalus Edema
Excess blood in a body part or organ
Hyperemia or “Congestion”
Excess blood in a body part or organ due to increased funtional demand
Physiological Hyperemia
Excess blood in a body part or organ due to disease
Pathological Hyperemia
The blue color on tissue due to lack of oxygen
Cyanosis
Excess blood in a body part or organ brought there by the arteries
Active Hyperemia
Excess blood in a body part or organ due to venous obstruction
Passive Hyperemia
A reduction in the arterial blood supply to a body part or organ
Ischemia
The process of which there is an attached blood clot during life
Thrombosis
The process in which you have a free floating object in the blood stream during life
Embolism
The loss of blood from the vascular system
Hemorrhage
Loss of blood due to rupture
Hemorrhage per rhexis
Loss of blood supply by squeezing through the capillaries
Hemorrhage per diapedesis
A pinpoint hemorrhage also known as the smallest of hemorrhages in terms of size
Petechia
A medium sized hemorrhage also known as a bruise
Ecchymosis
A tumor like mass of lost blood the largest hemorrhage in terms in size
Hematoma
Loss of blood within the nasal cavities
Epistaxis
Blood in the sputem
Hempotysis
