Pathology 1 Flashcards
Pathology
science that analyzes the molecular functional and structural response of cells and tissues to an aggression, aiming to understand the process of disease and to reach a diagnosis
anatomy
shape and structure of organisms
anatomic pathology
morphologic alterations
pathogenesis
mechanism of diease
diagnosis
medical ability of recognizing lesions in a live or dead animal, understanding the etiology and pathogenesis, establishing recommendation for treatment/control and prevention of a diease
necropsy/autopsy
post mortem examination
lesion
abnormal tissue change
etiology
cause of disease
predisposing
determinant
both have intrinsic and extrinsic
predisposing intrinsic
species
breed
age
sex
color
idiosyncrasy-structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group
predisposing extrinsic
temperature (tropical, dry, warm cold, polar)
nutrition (excess, deficiency)
determinant intrinsic
genetic abnormalities (autosomal, linked to sex, dominant, recessive)
determinant extrinsic
biologic
physical
chemical