Pathology Definitions Flashcards
1
Q
What does VINDICATEM stand for?
A
Vascular Infectious or Inflammatory Neoplasia Drugs/toxins Idiopathic/Iatrogenic Congenital Autoimmune Trauma Endocrine Metabolic
2
Q
What is calor?
A
heat
3
Q
What is rubor
A
redness
4
Q
What is resolution?
A
complete repair
5
Q
Suppuration
A
Pus
Sup-Pus
6
Q
Empyema
A
Walled off space of pus
7
Q
Diapedesis
A
migration of cells through capillaries into tissues
8
Q
Restitution
A
gradual fibrosis process
9
Q
Necrosis
A
pathological death of cells
10
Q
Apoptosis
A
regulated cell death - pathological or physiological
11
Q
Pyknosis
A
cell shrinkage
12
Q
Hyperplasia
A
Increase in the number of cells
13
Q
Hypertrophy
A
increase in the size of cells
14
Q
Atrophy
A
reduction in cell size - physiological or pathological
15
Q
Metaplasia
A
reversible change of one mature cell type to another mature cell type
