MOD 2 - Role of Pathology in Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
what is pathology
A
it is the scientific study of disease
2
Q
what is disease
A
it is an abnormality of the body that causes loss of normal health
3
Q
what are the subspecialty within clinical pathology?
A
immunology, microbiology, chemical pathology, cellular pathology, genetic cytogenetics, haematology,
4
Q
Ana - ?
A
absence/without
5
Q
Dys - ?
A
Disordered
6
Q
hyper - ?
A
excess over normal
7
Q
hypo - ?
A
deficiency below normal
8
Q
meta - ?
A
change from one state to another
9
Q
- itis ?
A
inflammation
10
Q
- oma ?
A
tumor
11
Q
- osis
A
state or conditions (like a process ongoing)
12
Q
- oid
A
bearing resemblance to
13
Q
- penia
A
lack of
14
Q
- cytosis
A
increased number of cells
15
Q
- ectasis
A
dilation
