Necropsy vocab Flashcards
adhesion
sticking together of 2 or more tissues due to inflammation or trauma
atelectic
(in lungs) airless condition such as a collapsed lung lobe, may also be noted as consolidation
atrophy, atrophic
marked decrease in size
autolysis, autolytic, autolyzed
rotting of cells after death
azygous
unpaired
cachexia
malnutrition associated with carcinoma or other chronic condition
calcareous, calciferous, calcification
all terms imply the appearance of calcium deposition (i.e. chalky, white, hard, brittle)
calcinosis
condition of forming calcium deposit
caseous
purulent material in a more solid form
caudal (inferior)
refers to a structure being closer to the feet or tail end of the body than another relative structure
cirrhosis, cirrhotic
used to describe a fibrous condition in the liver
cyanotic, cyanosis
animal or tissue appears blue or gray due to lack of blood oxygenation
deep
refers to internal structures or structures further away from a body wall than another
degeneration
similar to depletion but implies a decrease in function and form
dehydration
lack of fluid in cellular and interstital spaces
depleted, depletion
used up, exhausted-looking, a qualitative/descriptive term rather than a diagnostic one
edema, edematous
fluid accumulation within tissues, especially connective tissues
emaciation
no body fat
endometrium
endometrial inner layer of the uterus, mucosa
enteric
pertaining to intestines
exudate
fluid which has seeped out of tissues or vessels due to injury, increased permeability of cells, or inflammation
fibrosis, follicular
when connective tissue becomes rigid and firm, nonelastic
follicle, follicular
sac, pouch
also a columnar depression or cavity
friable
brittle
fundus, fundic
the bottom or lowest part of a sac or hollow organ; term used most frequently referring to the stomach
fungating
growing as a fungus would; also having a spongy texture
hemangioma, hemangiomatous
a lesion of the blood vessels
hemorrhage, hemorrhagic
uncontrolled or copious bleeding
hyperemia (congestion)
congestion, pooling of blood
hyperplasia, hyperplastic
increase in cell number within an organ or tissue
hypertrophy
enlargement of an organ or cell; swelling due to increase in cell or organ size
icteric, icterus
yellowed, may be due to bile or bilirubin accumulation
intussusceptions
the telescoping of intestine over a lesion
ipsilateral
refers to a structure on the same side of the body as the reference point
keratinization
thickening of the epidermis by overproduction of keratin, forming calluses
metastasis, metastases, metastic
spreading of a cancer to a distant site usually through blood or lymph vessels
micropthalmia
small eyes
necrosis, necrotic, necrotizing
cell death
neoplasia, neoplastic
new growth or abnormal tissue growth
papilloma, papillomatous, papillary, papilla, papillae
wart-like growth with or without stalk
pedunculated, peduncle
having a stalk
perforate
having holes
polyp, plypoid
usually a smooth round growth with some length of stalk, similar to a papilloma but generally arising from an internal tissue
prolapse
protrusion or slippage of an organ or tissue from its normal location
purulent
descriptive term for what is found in most abscesses or pus-like discharges
scirrhous
hard, firm
sebaceous
usually refers to an oily or fatty secretion
sessile
lesion/mass without a stalk connected to main tissue by a broad tissue
stroma
connective tissue network of tumor or tissue
thrombus
fibrinous mass attached to endothelial tissue or blood vessel
vesicle
vesicular, small liquid or gas filled sac
