Role of Pathology Flashcards

1
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Define Pathology and Disease

A

Pathology- Scientific study of disease

Disease- An abnormality of the body that causes loss of normal health

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What do the following prefixes mean:
Ana
Dys
Hyper
Hypo
Meta
A
Ana- absence
Dys- disordered
Hyper- excess/increase
Hypo- reduce/deficient
Meta- change from one state to another
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3
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What do the following suffixes mean:
itis
oma
osis
oid
penia
cytosis
ectasis
plasia
opathy
A
itis- inflammation
oma- tumour
osis- state/condition
oid- bearing resemblance
penia- lack of
cytosis- increased cell number
ectasis- dilatation
plasia- disorder of growth
opathy- abnormal state/ lacking specific characteristics
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