Pathology master Flashcards
(97 cards)
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To lessen or decrease, to cease or cause to cease (such as pain)
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Abatement
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An excoriation, a circumscribed removal of the epidermis of skin or mucous membrane.
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Abrasion
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Localized accumulation of skin or mucous membrane.
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Abscess
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A marked decrease in blood carbon dioxide content.
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Acapnia
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Condition in which there is an excessive proportion of acid in the blood.
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Acidosis
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Presents itself after birth.
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Acquired
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A disease which is not congenital, but has developed since birth.
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Acquired disease
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Prefix meaning extremity, top, extreme point.
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Acro
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hyperfunction of pituitary gland after ossification has been completed, produces bony enlargement.
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Acromegaly
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A disease with a more or less rapid onset and short duration.
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Acute
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Prefix meaning gland.
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Adeno
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A neoplasm formed by glandular epithelium (neoplasm= new tissues or tumors)
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Adenoma
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Suffix meaning pain
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Algia
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Condition in which there is an excessive proportion of alkali in the blood.
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Alkalosis
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Having a hypersensitivity to the substance that does not normally cause a reaction.
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Allergies
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A pre-senile dementia occurring usually in persons over 60 years of age; thought to be associated with neurofibril degeneration.
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Alzheimer’s Disease
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Congenital absence of one or more limbs.
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Amelia
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Prefix meaning without
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An
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Generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue.
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Anasarca
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A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, or both.
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Anemia
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A localized dilation of a blood vessel.
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Aneurysm
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Suffix meaning vessel
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Angio
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A swelling or tumor due to dilation of the blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymthatics (lymphangioma)
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Angioma
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Deficient blood oxygen supplies to tissues.
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Anoxia
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Failure of a tissue or organ to develop normally; congenital absence of an organ or other part; in hematology, incomplete or defective development or a cessation of regeneration.
Aplasia
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Suffix meaning enzyme
Ase
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Mutual opposition or contrary action. The inhibition of one bacterial organism by another.
Antagonism
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Prefix meaning before.
Ante
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Prefix meaning against.
Anti
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glycoprotein substance developed in response to, and interacting specifically with an antigen. (aka immuglobulin)
Antibody
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A foreign substance that stimulates the formation of antibodies that interact specifically with it.
Antigen
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The prevention sepsis by preventing or inhibiting the growth of causative microorganisms.
Antisepsis
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Dilution or weakening of virulence of a microorganism, reducing or abolishing pathogenicity.
Attenuation
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Disease of the arteries resulting in thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls.
Arteriosclerosis
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Inflammation, usually of a chronic progressive character, involving an artery or arteries.
Arteritis
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Prefix meaning joint.
Arthro
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Accumulation of free serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.
Ascites
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Loss of consciousness from deficient oxygen
Asphyxia
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A form of arteriosclerosis marked by the deposition of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls.
Atherosclerosis
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A wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue.
Atrophy
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Prefix meaning self.
Auto
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A postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a body to determine cause of death or pathological condition.
Autopsy (necropsy)
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Self-nourishing bacteria that are capable of growing in the absence of organic compounds. Organisms that obtain carbon from carbon dioxide.
Autotrophic bacteria
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A tearing away
Avulsion
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Any rod-shaped microorganism.
Bacillus
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The presence of viable bacteria in the blood stream
Bacteremia
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A prokaryotic, one- celled microorganism of the kingdom Monera, existing as free living organisms or as parasites, multiplying by binary fission and having a large range of biochemical properties.
Bacteria
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A visible group of bacteria growing on a solid medium, presumably arising from a single microorganism.
Bacterial
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An agent that destroys bacteria but not necessarily their spores.
Bactericide
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Science that studies bacteria.
Bacteriology
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The red pigment in bile.
Bilrubin
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The green pigment in bile.
Biliverdin
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A method of asexual reproduction in bacteria in which the cell spits into two parts, each of which develops into a complete individual.
Binary Fission
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Prefix meaning life.
Bio
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An arthropod vector in which the disease causing organism multiplies and develops within the arthropod prior to becoming infective for a susceptible individual.
Biological Vector
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Pre-embalming purge as result of a fracture of the skull, a surgical procedure in the cranial cavity or a trauma. It is possible for gas (a type of purge) to build up in the cranium and travel along the nerve routes to distend such tissues as the eyelids.
Brain purge
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Severe form of malnutrition.
Cachexia
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several communicating boils of the skin and subcutaneous tissue with the production and discharge of pus and dead tissue.
Carbuncle
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General term for malignant tumor.
Carcinoma
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The membrane that surrounds some bacterial cells; a loose gel-like structure that, in pathogenic bacteria, helps to protect against phagocytosis.
Capsule
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Formation of cavities in an organ or tissue; frequently seen in some forms for tuberculosis.
Cavitation
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Suffix meaning a protrusion.
Cele
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The deterioration of an organ or cell structure which may include swelling.
Cellular Degeneration
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A cellular reaction to injury which may include pigmentation, calcification, and gout.
Cellular Infiltration
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Suffix meaning perforating.
Centesis
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A blow; hence a sudden attack, as a sunstroke, a paralytic or apoplectic stroke or apoplexy.
Cerebral Vascular Accident (Stroke)
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Primary lesion, initial sclerosis, syphilitic sore, the first manifestation of syphilis.
Chancre
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A large group of nonmotile, gram negative intracellular parasites.
Chlamydia
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Prefix meaning bile.
Chol
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Suffix meaning bile
Chole
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Inflammation of the gallbladder.
Cholecystitis
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A disease with a more or less slow onset and a long duration.
Chronic
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A degeneration or atrophy of the parenchyma cells of an organ with hypertrophy of the interstitial connective tissue.
Cirrhosis
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Congenitally malformed palate with a fissure along the midline.
Cleft palate
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A study of disease by means of body secretions, excretions, and other fluids performed in the laboratory in the diagnosis of a disease.
Clinical Pathology
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A type of bacteria that is spherical or ovoid in form.
Coccus (pl. cocci)
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Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the colon.
Colitis
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The symbiotic relationship of two organisms of different species in which one gains some benefit such as protection or nourishment.
Commensalism
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A disease that may be transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to another.
Communicable
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An unfavorable condition arising during the course of disease.
Complication
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The immediate and temporary disturbance of brain function.
Concussion
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Existing at the time of birth or shortly thereafter.
Congenital
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A disease that begins before birth and is evident at the time of birth.
Congenital Disease
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Accumulation of an excess of blood or tissue fluid in a body part.
Congestion
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The act of introducing disease germs or infectious material into an area or substance.
Contamination
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A bruise, often accompanied with swelling.
Contusion
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A public officer whose chief duty is to investigate questionable deaths.
Coroner
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A congenital condition due to hypothyroidism resulting in mental retardation.
Cretinism
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Condition in which the descent of a testis into the scrotum is arrested at some point in the normal path.
Cryptorchism
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Bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane due to lack of oxygen.
Cyanosis
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A sac within or on the body surface containing air or fluid.
Cyst
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Prefix meaning bladder
Cyst
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Inflammation of a bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
Cystitis
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Chemical reaction involving breaking of chemical bonds; forms two or more smaller molecule compounds from larger molecule compounds.
Decomposition
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A disease due to lack of dietary metabolic substance.
Deficiency
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The deterioration of tissues with corresponding functional impairment as a result of disease or injury.
Degeneration
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Loss of moisture from body tissue which may occur antemortem or postmortem.
Dehydration
