Introduction to Clinical Pathology Flashcards
1
Q
What is pathology?
A
study of disease
2
Q
What does pathos mean?
A
Passion/suffering
3
Q
What does logia mean?
A
study
4
Q
Who was Rudolf Virchow? 1850s
A
The Father of cellular pathology
5
Q
What is general pathology opposed to systemic?
A
General- mechanisms and features of major disease process (inflammation, infection)
Systemic- specific diseases and how they affect an organ (breast cancer)
6
Q
What does aetiology mean?
A
the cause
7
Q
What does pathogenesis mean?
A
the mechanism
8
Q
What does sequelae mean?
A
consequences
9
Q
what are neutrophils responsible for?
A
acute inflammation
