Pathologic Terms Flashcards
A disease that increases the normal density of a tissue and requires increase in the exposure technique (e.g. pleural effusion)
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Starts ‘A’ Ends ‘E’
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ADDITIVE / SCLEROTIC DISEASE
Absence of tumor cell differentiation; loss of cellular organization
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Starts ‘A’ Ends ‘A’
ANAPLASIA
Disease process that do not produce symptoms
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Starts ‘A’ Ends ‘C’
ASYMPTOMATIC
A generalised decrease in cell size
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Starts ‘A’ Ends ‘Y’
ATROPHY
An antibody produced by the immune system that is directed against one or more of the individual’s own proteins
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Starts ‘A’ Ends ‘Y’
AUTO ANTIBODY
A disease in which the body produces antibodies that attack its own tissue
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AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
BENIGN or MALIGNANT NEOPLASM?
A localised tumor of well differentiated cell that does not invade surrounding tissue or metastasize to distant areas within the body
BENIGN NEOPLASM
A malignant growth composed of epithelial cells that tends to invade surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases
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Starts ‘C’ Ends ‘A’
CARCINOMA
ACUTE or CHRONIC disease?
Manifest slowly and last for a very long time (e.g. Multiple sclerosis)
CHRONIC DISEASE
ACUTE or CHRONIC disease?
A quick onset and last for a short period of time(e.g. Pneumonia)
ACUTE DISEASE
The study of disease that can cause abnormalities in the structure or function of various organ systems
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Starts ‘P’ Ends ‘Y’
PATHOLOGY
Means lack of ease
The pattern of response of the body to some form of injury
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DISEASE
Types of Diseases:
H T I V M
Hereditary Traumatic Infectious Vascular Metabolic
It refers to sequence of events producing cellular changes, leads to observable changes (manifestation)
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PATHOGENESIS
SIGNS or SYMPTOMS:
- Patient’s perception of a disease
- Subjective manifestation
- Only patient can identify
SYMPTOMS
SIGNS or SYMPTOMS:
- Detected by the physician during examination
- Objective Manifestation
SIGNS
Group of Signs and Symptoms
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Starts ‘S’ Ends ‘E’
SYNDROME
The study of cause of a diseas
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Starts ‘E’ Ends ‘Y’
ETIOLOGY
Common agents of disease:
B T C H P
Bacteria Trauma Chemical Agents Heat Poor nutrition
Disease acquired from the environment (hospital)
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Two words: Starts ‘N’ Ends ‘E’
NOSOCOMIAL DISEASE
Adverse response to medical Treatment itself
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Two Words’ Starts ‘I’ Ends ‘N’
IATROGENIC REACTION
An Acute illness followed by lasting effects (e.g. Stroke)
SEQUELAE
ASYMPTOMATIC vs. IDIOPATHIC:
Disease processes that do not produce symptoms
ASYMPTOMATIC
ASYMPTOMATIC vs. IDIOPATHIC:
A disease processes with no cuasive factor can be identified
IDIOPATHIC
DIAGNOSIS or PROGNOSIS:
The identification of a disease
DIAGNOSIS