Intro to Pathology & Key Definitions Flashcards
What is meant by epidemiology?
WHO gets a disease?
What is meant by aetiology?
HOW/WHY does someone get a disease?
can we stop it?
What is meant by pathogenesis?
the development of a disease and the chain of events leading to that disease
What is meant by anatomical/biochemical/functional changes?
WHAT does the disease do?
Taking a history and physical examination are used here
What is meant by natural history?
the course a disease takes from from initial onset until recovery or death
What is meant by prognosis?
After intervention, assessing how the disease/procedure will affect the patient in the future
What is the definition of pathology?
Pathology is the scientific study of disease
What is the definition of disease?
An abnormality of the body that causes loss of normal health
What type of cell shows a sign of acute inflammation?
Lots of neutrophils will be present
What is the definition of neoplasia?
the presence or formation of new, abnormal growths of tissue
What does the ana- prefix mean?
absence of
What is the difference between anaplasia and dysplasia?
Anaplasia - does not resemble normal cells
Dysplasia - cells are disordered
What does the dys- prefix mean?
disordered
What does the hyper- prefix mean?
excess over normal
What does the hypo- prefix mean?
deficiency below normal
What does the meta- prefix mean?
change from one state to another
What does metaplasia mean?
an abnormal change in the nature of the tissue
What does the -itis suffix mean?
an inflammatory process
What does the -oma suffix mean?
tumour
it might not be malignant
What does the -osis suffix mean?
state or condition
What does -oid suffix mean?
bearing a resemblance to
What does the -penia suffix mean?
lack of
What does the -cytosis suffix mean?
increased number of cells
What does the -ectasis suffix mean?
dilation
