UNIT 1 TERMS

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pathos

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disease

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“logos”

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a treatise

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Latin etymology pathology

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pathologia

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Greek Etymology pathology

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pathologikos

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magic, supernatural beliefs

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Animism

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– deficiency/excess/imbalance of fluids; concept of the Greeks

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Humors

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It is a form of science and a branch of medicine that involves
testing samples and diagnosing physical health problems
from their evidence.

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PATHOLOGY

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Believed that disease was a
consequence of the deficiency or
excess body fluids

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Hippocrates

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Postmortems and gross pathology (300 BC)

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Morbid
Anatomy

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Study of Cells (19th century)

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Cellular
Pathology

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Father of Pathology

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Rudolf Virchow

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Development of a diseased/morbid condition

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Pathogenesis

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A physician specialized in the interpretation and diagnosis of the gross, microscopic, and molecular cause by disease in the body

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Pathologist

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A doctor who studies all aspects of disease with emphasis on the nature,
causes, and development of abnormal conditions, as well as the structural and functional changes that result from disease processe

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Pathologist

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The laboratory specialist behind the front-line clinical team

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Pathologist

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A laboratory professional who performs diagnostic analysis on body fluids

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Medical Technologist

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Specialized in histopathologic techniques

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Histotechnologist

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eeks to explain the physiological
processes because of which such conditions develop and
progress. In other words, pathophysiology defines the
functional changes associated resulting from disease.

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Pathophysiology

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Histotechnologist Certification

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HT(ASCP)

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Works in the pathology laboratory

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Histotechnologist

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Examination of cells/tissues from a living organism

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Biopsy

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representative/small part of tissue is removed

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Incision

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Done to render an initial diagnosis and determine malignancy

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Incision

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example of incision

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▪ Wedge type approach
▪ Core needle biopsy

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entire tissue/tumor is removed; done if very amenable/easily
removable

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Excision

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Excision is also known as

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wide local excision biopsy

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Includes part of the normal surrounding tissue

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Excision

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The amount of normal tissue taken in excision is called

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surgical margin

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Autopsy greek

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autopsia

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Autos

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oneself

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opsis

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sight, view

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Autopsy is also called

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• necropsy
• postmortem examination
• obduction
• autopsia cadaverum

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Surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of
a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and
manner of death or to evaluate any disease or injury that may
be present for research or educational purposes

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AUTOPSY

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A systematic, surgical, and scientific approach in examining the body;
systematic examination of the cause of death

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AUTOPSY