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Glossary Terms Flashcards

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Abscess

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localized accumulation of pus

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Acquired

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a disease, condition or abnormality that is not hereditary or innate

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Acromegaly

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hyperfunction of pituitary gland after ossification has been completed

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Acute

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a disease with rapid onset and short duration

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Allergy

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having a hypersensitive immune response to a foreign substance

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Amelia

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congenital absence of one or more limbs

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Anasarca

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generalized edema in subcutaneous tissue

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Amemia

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a decrease in the number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin or both

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Aneurysm

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a localized dilation of a blood vessel

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Aplasia

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failure of a tissue or an organ to develop normally

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Arteriosclerosis

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disease of the arteries resulting in thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls

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Ascites

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accumulation of free serous fluid in the abdominal cavity

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Atherosclerosis

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a form of arteriosclerosis marked by the deposition of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls

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Atrophy

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a wasting; decrease in size of an organ or tissue

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Autopsy (postmortem examination)

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a postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a body to determine cause of death or pathological condition

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Cachexia

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a general state of ill health associated with emaciation

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Carbuncle

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several communicating boils of the skin and subcutaneous tissues with the production and discharge of pus and dead tissue

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Cavitation

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formation of cavities in an organ or tissue; frequently seen in some forms of tuberculosis

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Chronic

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a disease with a slow onset and long duration

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Cleft palate

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congenitally malformed palate with a fissure along the midline

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Clinical pathology

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pathology that uses clinical analysis and other laboratory procedures in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

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Communicable

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disease that may be transmitted either directly or indirectly between individuals by an infectious agent

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Complication

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an unfavorable condition arising during the course of disease

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Concussion

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the immediate and temporary disturbance of brain function as a result of trauma

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Congenital

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existing at the time of birth or shortly thereafter

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Congestion

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accumulation of an excess of blood or tissue fluid in a body part

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Contusion

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a bruise often accompanied with swelling

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Cretinism

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congenital hypothyroidism resulting in developmental disabilities

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Cryptorchism (Cryptorchidism)

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failure of the testicles to descend into the scrotum

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Cyanosis

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bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane due to lack of oxygen

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Cyst

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a closed sac or pouch with a definite wall that contains fluid, semi-fluid or solid material

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Deficiency

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a condition due to lack of dietary or metabolic substance

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Degeneration

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the deterioration of tissues with corresponding functional impairment as a result of
disease or injury

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Dehydration

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loss of moisture from body tissue

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Diagnosis

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the term denoting the identification of a disease or syndrome; to recognize the nature of a disease

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Dilatation (Dilation)

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the condition of the heart being enlarged due to stretching as a result of disease

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Dry gangrene (Ischemic necrosis)

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necrotic tissue due to a reduction in arterial blood supply to a body part that remains aseptic

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Dysplasia

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abnormal development of tissue

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Ecchymosis

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superficial bleeding under the skin or a mucous membrane: a bruise

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Ectopic pregnancy

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implantation of a fertilized ovum outside of the uterus

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Edema

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abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissue or body cavities

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Emaciation

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excessive wasting away of the body

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Embolism

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the sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by debris

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Empyema

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a collection of pus in a body cavity, especially the pleural space

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Endemic

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a disease that is continuously present in a given population

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Epidemic

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higher than normal appearance of an infectious disease or condition within a given population

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Epilepsy

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a chronic neurogenic disease marked by sudden alterations in consciousness and frequently by convulsions

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Epistaxis

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bleeding from the nose

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Erythrocytosis

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an increase in the number of red blood cells

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Etiology

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the study of the cause of disease

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Exacerbation

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increase in severity of a disease

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Exsanguination

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loss of blood to the point where life may no longer be sustained

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Exudate

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any fluid released from the body with a high concentration of protein, cells, or solid debris

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Febrile

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pertaining to or characterized by fever

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Fulminating

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having rapid and severe onset, usually fatal

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Furuncle

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an abscess or pyogenic infection of a sweat gland or hair follicle

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General pathology

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deals with the study of the widespread processes of disease such as inflammation, degeneration, necrosis or premature cellular death, repair, etc without reference to particular organs or organ systems

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Goiter

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enlargement of the thyroid gland

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Gross pathology

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study of changes in structure of the body that are readily seen with the unaided eye as a result of disease

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Hematemesis

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vomiting of blood

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Hematoma

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tumor-like swelling of blood

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Hematuria

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blood in the urine

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Hemophilia

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a hereditary bleeding disorder marked by a deficiency of blood-clotting proteins

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Hemoptysis

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blood in sputum

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Hemorrhage

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escape of blood from the vascular system

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Hereditary

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genetic characteristics transmitted from parent to offspring

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Hernia

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abnormal protrusion of part of an organ or tissue through a weak spot in the wall that normally contains it

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Hydrocele

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abnormal collection of fluid in any sacculated cavity in the body

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Hydrocephalus

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excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain

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Hydronephrosis

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distention of the renal pelvis with urine as a result of obstruction

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Hydropericardium

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abnormal accumulation of fluid within the pericardial sac

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Hydrothorax

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the thoracic cavity

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Hyperemia

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excess of blood in an area of the body

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Hyperplasia

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the increase size of an organ or tissue due to the excessive but regulated increase in
the number of its cells

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Hypertrophy

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the enlargement of an organ or structure due to the increase in size of cells composing it

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Hypoplasia

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underdevelopment of a tissue, organ or the body

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Iatrogenic

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any injury or illness that occurs as a result of medical care

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Idiopathic

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of unknown cause

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Infarction

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death of tissue due to a lack of blood supply

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Infection

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a disease caused by microorganisms, especially those that release toxins or invade body tissues

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Infestation

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the presence in or on the body of macroscopic organisms

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Infiltration

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the passage and accumulation of a substance into cells, tissues, or organs

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Inflammation

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a tissue reaction to irritation, infection, or injury marked by localized heat, swelling, redness, pain and sometimes loss of function

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Intoxication

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the state of being poisoned by a drug or toxic substance

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Ischemia

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reduction in arterial blood supply

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Jaundice

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yellowish discoloration of the tissues due to the presence of bile pigments in the blood

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Lesion

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a circumscribed area of pathologically altered tissue; an injury or wound

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Leukemia

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a malignancy of the hematopoietic tissues characterized by a massive increase in the number of white blood cells present in the body

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Leukocytosis

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increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood

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Leukopenia

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abnormal reduction in the number of white blood cells in the blood

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Lymphoma

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malignancy of lymphoid tissue

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Malformation (Anomaly)

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a defect or deformity

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Medicolegal (Forensic) pathology

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study of disease to ascertain cause and manner of death

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Melena

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blood in stool

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Metaplasia

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replacement of one type of tissue into a form that is not normally found there

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Metastasis

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transfer of a disease from its primary site to a distant location

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Microscopic pathology (Histopathology)

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study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues and organs undergo as a result of disease

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Moist gangrene

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necrotic tissue resulting from inadequate venous drainage accompanied by the invasion of saprophytic bacteria

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Morbidity rate

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the number of cases per year of certain diseases in relation to the population in which they occur

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Mortality rate

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number of deaths in a given time or place or proportion of deaths to a population

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Necrosis

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pathological death of cells, tissues and organs while still a part of the living organism

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Neoplasm

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the abnormal, excessive and uncontrolled multiplication of cells with the formation of a mass or new growth of tissue

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Nosocomial

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infection acquired in a healthcare setting

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Occupational disease

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a disease related to one’s working conditions

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Osteomalacia

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abnormal softening of bones in adults

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Osteomyelitis

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inflammation of bone and bone marrow

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Osteoporosis

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loss of bone density

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Pandemic disease

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widespread epidemic, possibly worldwide

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Pathological anatomy

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study of structural changes in the body caused by disease

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Pathology

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the science that deals with the study of disease

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Pathogenesis

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the origin and development of a disease

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Petechia

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antemortem, pinpoint, extravascular blood discoloration visible as purplish 6 hemorrhages
of the skin

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Phocomelia

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congenital condition in which the proximal portions of the limbs are poorly developed or absent

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Physiological pathology

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study of functional changes in the body as a result of disease

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Pigmentation

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normal or pathological coloration of skin or tissues

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Pneumoconiosis

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infiltration of the lungs with various forms of dust

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Pneumonia

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inflammation of the lungs due to infection

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Poliomyelitis

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inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord as a result of a viral infection

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Polyp

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a growth or mass of tissue that protrudes from a mucous membrane

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Prevalence

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number of cases of disease present in a specified population at a given time

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Prognosis

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prediction of the outcome of disease

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Prostatitis

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inflammation of the prostate gland

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Purpura

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condition in which spontaneous bleeding occurs in the subcutaneous tissues, causing the
appearance of purple patches on the skin

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Pustule

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a small elevation of the skin containing pus

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Recurrent

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reappearance of symptoms after a period of remission

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Regeneration

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the replacement of damaged cells with normal cells of the same type

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Remission

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a cessation of the symptoms of disease

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Repair

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the replacement of damaged tissue with fibrous connective tissue

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Resolution

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the termination of the inflammatory response with the affected part returning to homeostasis

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Rickets

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a disease of infants and young children caused by deficiency of vitamin D resulting in defective bone growth

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Signs

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objective indications of the presence of disease

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Special pathology

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deals with the specific features of disease in relation to particular organs or organ systems

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Spina bifida

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congenital defect in which part of the vertebral column is absent or there is incomplete closure

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Sporadic

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disease that occurs in a random or isolated manner

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Stenosis

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abnormal constriction of a passageway or orifice

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Symptoms

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subjective indications of the presence of disease

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Syndrome

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set of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease

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Thrombosis

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the formation or presence of an attached blood clot

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Ulcer

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an open sore or lesion of skin or mucous membrane accompanied by sloughing of inflamed necrotic tissue

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Uremia

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a toxic condition caused by retention in the blood of waste products normally excreted in the urine

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Valvular insufficiency (Incompetence)

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failure of a heart valve to close tightly, thus allowing regurgitation of blood

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Vesicle

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blister-like elevation of skin containing serous fluid

Mortuary Pathology (5 decks)

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