Role of Pathology in Medicine (2) Flashcards by Laura Chapman | Brainscape

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What is pathology?

A

The scientific study of disease
Logos - study
Pathos - suffering

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Scientific study of disease

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Epidemiology - who?
Aetiology - causes?
Anatomical changes
Biochemical changes
Functional changes
Clinical features
Natural history
Prognosis
Treatment

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Ana-

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Excessively/without

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Dys-

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Disorder

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Hyper-

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Increase

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Hypo-

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Decrease

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Meta-

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Change

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-osis

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Abnormal increase

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-oma

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Tumour

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-oid

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Resembles

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-cytosis

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More than usual number of cells

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-ectasis

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Dilation/expansion

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-plasia

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Development/formation

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-opathy

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Disease