Pathology Flashcards

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Benign

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Not malignant, not recurrent, favorable for recovery

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Atrophy

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Decrease in the size or a complete wasting of an organ or tissue or cell

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Present at birth.

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Congenital

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Tome

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Instrument to cut

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Any large internal organ in a body cavities, especially those in the abdomen

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Viscera

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Degeneration

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Change in tissue to a lower or less active form

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The removal of a piece of a tumor or lesion for examination

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Incisional biopsy

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Mitotic figures

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Condensed chromosomes seen during mitosis

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The removal of an entire tumor or lesion including margins of surrounding tissue for examination .

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Excisional biopsy

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Ancillary

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Helping,supporting, supplement

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Hyperplasia

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Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells.

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Increase in the size of an organ or tissue or cell

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Hypertrophy

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Osteo

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Bone

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Iatrogenic

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Produced by treatment

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Of unknown cause

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Idiopathic

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Hem

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Blood

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Deficiency in blood supply

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Ischemia

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Tending to become progressively worse and result in death

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Malignant

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Sarc/o

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Flesh, connective tissue

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Micro

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Small

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Pathogenic growth distant from primary disease site

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Metastasis

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Tissue death

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Necrosis

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Pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole

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Systemic

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Cadaver

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A dead body

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Axillary
Pertaining to the armpit.
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Inguinal
Pertaining to the groin
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Angio
Vessel
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Acute
Having a short course with a sudden onset
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Chronic
Having a long course with a progressive onset
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Peritoneum
Membrane lining the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities
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Parietal
Pertaining to the walls of an organ or cavity.
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Infectious agent
A microorganism that invades and multiplies in body tissues.
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Contagious
Capable of transmission from one animal to another
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Path/o
Disease
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Eti/o
Cause
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Onc/o
Cancer
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Aden/o
Gland
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Cry/o
Cold
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Chemo/o
Drug or chemical.
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Therm/o
Heat
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Opsy
View
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-oma
Tumor
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Necr/o
Death
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-carcinoma
Malignant growth made of epithelial cells, invades surrounding tissues.
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Pleo
More than one
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Morph
Shape or form
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Ism
Condition
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Neo
New
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Plasm
Formed material of cells
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Lymph
Lymphatic tissue
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The study if disease causes
Etiology
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Oro
Mouth
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Pharyng
Pharynx
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Eal
Pertaining to
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Systemic
Pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole
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Metastasis
Pathogenic growth distant from the primary disease site.
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Multicentric
Occurring in many different sites at the same time
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Pathology
The study of nature,causes and development of abnormal conditions
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Ischemia
Deficiency in blood supply
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Hypertrophy
Increase size of and organ or cell or tissue
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Malignant
Tending to become progressively worse and result in death
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Incisional biopsy
The removal of a piece or tumor or lesion for examination
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Excisional biopsy
The removal of an entire tumor or lesion including margins of surrounding tissue for examination
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Viscera
Any large internal organ in a body cavity especially those in the abdomen.