Role of Pathology Flashcards
1
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Define Pathology and Disease
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Pathology- Scientific study of disease
Disease- An abnormality of the body that causes loss of normal health
2
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What do the following prefixes mean: Ana Dys Hyper Hypo Meta
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Ana- absence Dys- disordered Hyper- excess/increase Hypo- reduce/deficient Meta- change from one state to another
3
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What do the following suffixes mean: itis oma osis oid penia cytosis ectasis plasia opathy
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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
