Role of Pathology in Medicine Flashcards
what is epidemiology?
epidemiology is identifying who will get a disease
what is the term for the cause?
aetiology
what is pathogenesis?
pathogenesis is the manner of development of a disease
what is pathology?
pathology is the scientific study of disease
what is disease?
disease is the abnormality of the body that causes a loss of normal health
what is a sign of acute inflammation?
a lot of neutrophils present
what does a pale grey area on a CT scan show?
inflammation caused by bacterial infections
what are melanocytes?
they are at the bottom of the skin - abnormal growth of melanocytes can lead to melanoma
what do the prefixes and suffixes of disease mean?
ana - absences dys - disorder hyper - excessive hypo - deficiency meta - change from one state to another itis - inflammatory process oma - tumour osis - state or condition oid - bearing resemblance to penia - lack of cytosis - increased number of cells ecstasis - dilation plasia - disorder of growth opathy - abnormal state lacking specific characteristic
define these basic terms: hypertrophy?
excessive growth of cells - no extra cells
embolus?
when a blood clot moves from the site of origin to another site
hyperplasia?
excessive increase in number of cells
thrombus?
blood clot
fistula?
abnormal connection between 2 epithelial lined areas
neoplasia?
abnormal growth
