Pathology Powerpoint Flashcards
An excoriation, a circumscribed removal of the epidermis of skin or mucous membrane
Abrasion
A tear or torn wound
Laceration
Localized accumulation of pus
Abscess
Several communicating boils of the skin and subcutaneous tissues with the production and discharge of pus and dead tissue
Carbuncle aka Boil
An abscess or pyogenic infection of a sweat gland or hair follicle
Furuncle
Condition in which there is an excessive proportion of acid in the blood
Acidosis
A disease with a more or less rapid onset and short duration
Acute
A disease with a more or less slow onset and long duration
Chronic
Glycoprotein substance developed in response to, and interacting specifically with an antigen
Antibody AKA Immunoglobulin
Agent produced by one organism that will destroy or inhibit another organism
Antibiotic
A foreign substance that stimulates the formation of antibodies that interact specifically with it
Antigen
Failure of a tissue or an organ to develop normally
Aplasia
A wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue
Atrophy
Underdevelopment of a tissue, organ, or the body
Hypoplasia
A postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a body to determine cause of death or pathological condition
Autopsy aka Necropsy
A hospital necropsy looks for what?
Cause of death
A Medical Examiner/Coroner necropsy looks for what?
Cause of death and Manner of Death
What are the other names for a medical examiner’s autopsy?
Medicolegal
Forensic Autopsy
An official of a local community who holds INQUESTS concerning sudden, violent, and unexplained deaths
Coroner
An official elected or appointed to INVESTIGATE suspicious or unnatural deaths
Medical Examiner
A chronic neurogenic disease marked by sudden alterations in consciousness and frequently by convulsions
Epilepsy
An ulcer of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum, caused by the action of highly acid gastric juice
Peptic Ulcer
A disease of infants and young children caused by deficiency of vitamin D resulting in defective bone growth
Rickets
A term used to designate two diseases, each having the symptom of polyuria in common
Diabetes
