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Necropsy vocab Flashcards

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adhesion

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sticking together of 2 or more tissues due to inflammation or trauma

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atelectic

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(in lungs) airless condition such as a collapsed lung lobe, may also be noted as consolidation

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atrophy, atrophic

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marked decrease in size

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autolysis, autolytic, autolyzed

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rotting of cells after death

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azygous

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unpaired

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cachexia

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malnutrition associated with carcinoma or other chronic condition

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calcareous, calciferous, calcification

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all terms imply the appearance of calcium deposition (i.e. chalky, white, hard, brittle)

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calcinosis

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condition of forming calcium deposit

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caseous

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purulent material in a more solid form

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caudal (inferior)

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refers to a structure being closer to the feet or tail end of the body than another relative structure

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cirrhosis, cirrhotic

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used to describe a fibrous condition in the liver

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cyanotic, cyanosis

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animal or tissue appears blue or gray due to lack of blood oxygenation

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deep

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refers to internal structures or structures further away from a body wall than another

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degeneration

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similar to depletion but implies a decrease in function and form

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dehydration

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lack of fluid in cellular and interstital spaces

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depleted, depletion

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used up, exhausted-looking, a qualitative/descriptive term rather than a diagnostic one

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edema, edematous

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fluid accumulation within tissues, especially connective tissues

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emaciation

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no body fat

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endometrium

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endometrial inner layer of the uterus, mucosa

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enteric

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pertaining to intestines

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exudate

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fluid which has seeped out of tissues or vessels due to injury, increased permeability of cells, or inflammation

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fibrosis, follicular

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when connective tissue becomes rigid and firm, nonelastic

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follicle, follicular

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sac, pouch
also a columnar depression or cavity

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friable

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brittle

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fundus, fundic

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the bottom or lowest part of a sac or hollow organ; term used most frequently referring to the stomach

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fungating

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growing as a fungus would; also having a spongy texture

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hemangioma, hemangiomatous

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a lesion of the blood vessels

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hemorrhage, hemorrhagic

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uncontrolled or copious bleeding

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hyperemia (congestion)

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congestion, pooling of blood

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hyperplasia, hyperplastic

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increase in cell number within an organ or tissue

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hypertrophy

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enlargement of an organ or cell; swelling due to increase in cell or organ size

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icteric, icterus

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yellowed, may be due to bile or bilirubin accumulation

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intussusceptions

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the telescoping of intestine over a lesion

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ipsilateral

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refers to a structure on the same side of the body as the reference point

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keratinization

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thickening of the epidermis by overproduction of keratin, forming calluses

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metastasis, metastases, metastic

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spreading of a cancer to a distant site usually through blood or lymph vessels

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micropthalmia

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small eyes

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necrosis, necrotic, necrotizing

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cell death

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neoplasia, neoplastic

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new growth or abnormal tissue growth

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papilloma, papillomatous, papillary, papilla, papillae

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wart-like growth with or without stalk

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pedunculated, peduncle

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having a stalk

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perforate

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having holes

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polyp, plypoid

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usually a smooth round growth with some length of stalk, similar to a papilloma but generally arising from an internal tissue

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prolapse

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protrusion or slippage of an organ or tissue from its normal location

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purulent

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descriptive term for what is found in most abscesses or pus-like discharges

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scirrhous

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hard, firm

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sebaceous

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usually refers to an oily or fatty secretion

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sessile

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lesion/mass without a stalk connected to main tissue by a broad tissue

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stroma

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connective tissue network of tumor or tissue

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thrombus

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fibrinous mass attached to endothelial tissue or blood vessel

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vesicle

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vesicular, small liquid or gas filled sac

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