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Divisions of Pathology, Terminology, Nature and Etiology of Disease (68 cards)

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What does abatement mean?

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Decrease in (ie pain)

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What does the prefix a- stand for?

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Without / not

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What does abrasion mean?

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A circumscribed removal of the epidermis of skin or mucous membrane

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What does abscess mean?

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Localized accumulation of pus

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What does acapnia mean?

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A marked decrease in blood CO2 content

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What is acidosis?

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Condition in which there is an excessive proportion of acid in the blood

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What does acquired mean?

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Presents itself AFTER birth

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What is an acquired disease?

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A disease that has developed since birth

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What does the prefix acro- mean?

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Extremity

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What does acromegaly mean?

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Hyper-function of the pituitary gland after ossification is complete

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What does acute mean?

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A disease with rapid onset and short duration.

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What does the prefix adeno- mean?

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Gland

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What is an adenoma?

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A neoplasm formed by glandular epithelium

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What does the suffix -algia mean?

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Pain

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What is alkalosis?

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A condition in which there an excessive proportion of alkali in the blood

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What are allergies?

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A hypersensitive reaction to a substance that does not normally cause a reaction

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What is Alzheimer’s disease?

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A pre-senile dementia occurring usually in people over 60

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What is amelia?

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Congenital absence of 1 or more limbs

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What does the prefix an- mean?

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Without

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What is anasarca?

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Generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue

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What is anemia?

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A decrease in the # of RBC’s, hemoglobin, or both

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What is an aneurysm?

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A localized dilation of a blood vessel

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What does the suffix -angio mean?

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Vessel

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What is an angioma?

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A swelling or tumor due to dilation of the blood vessels or lymphatics

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What is pathogenesis?
The manner in which a disease develops
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What is a lesion?
ANY structural change in tissue produced by disease
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What is a diagnosis?
Identifying the nature & cause of a disease or injury through patient history evaluation, examination, and laboratory data
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What is a prognosis?
Prediction of the outcome of disease
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What are symptoms?
SUBJECTIVE disturbances cause by disease that are felt by a patient but not directly measurable.
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What are signs?
OBJECTIVE disturbances produced by disease, and observed by a professional
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What is a syndrome?
Set of clinical signs, symptoms, laboratory findings, and physiological disturbances indicating the presence of a disease or inherited abnormality
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What does fulminating mean?
Having rapid and severe onset; USUALLY FATAL
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What does exacerbation mean?
Increase in severity of a disease
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What is remission?
Temporary cessation of symptoms of disease
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What is a recurrence?
Reappearance of symptoms after a period of remission
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What is a complication?
Unfavorable condition arising during the course of disease
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What is heredity?
Genetic; transmitted from parent to offspring
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What does congenital mean?
Present at birth
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What does idiopathic mean?
Of unknown cause
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What does iatrogenic mean?
Results from a prescribed treatment
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What does nosocomial mean?
A type of infection acquired within a hospital
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What is a stabbing?
Sharp force trauma
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What is a deficiency?
Lack of dietary or metabolicsubstance
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What is an infection?
Cause by a microorganism, and may be transmitted person to person
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What does communicable mean?
A disease that may be transmitted directly -OR- indirectly from one individual to another
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What does febrile mean?
Term associated with fever
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What does occupational describe?
A disease associated with a particular work force
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What is intoxication?
Chemical poisoning by drug or toxic substance
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What is an infestation?
Harboring of animal parasites
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What does functional mean?
A condition or disease in which there is an impaired function
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What does organic mean?
A condition in which there is a change in anatomy
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What is an endemic?
Disease that occurs continuously in a particular population
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What is an epidemic?
Appearance of infectious disease or condition that attacks many people at the same time & same geographical area
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What is a pandemic?
Widespread epidemic; WORLDWIDE EVENT
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What does sporadic mean?
Disease that occurs occasionally in a random or isolated manner
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What is prevalence?
of cases of a disease occurring at a given time in a specific population
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What is mortality?
of DEATHS attributed to a disease in a given population OVER GIVEN TIME
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What is morbidity?
Measure of disability and extent of illness caused by a disease in a given population of a given time
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What are predisposing factors?
Conditions that make a person more susceptible to disease
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What is an etiology?
Cause of disease
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What is prevalence?
of cases of a disease occurring at a given time in a specific population
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What is mortality?
of deaths attributed to a disease in a given population over given time
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What is morbidity?
Measure of disability and extent of illness caused by a disease in a given population over a given time
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What is actual cause?
Immediately produces disease, or excites the predisposing factors a
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What is basic cause?
Entity responsive for death
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What are the predisposing factors?
- age - race - gender - genetics - occupation - environment - emotional - nutrition - economic status
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What is iatrogenic?
Results from a prescribed treatment
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What is idiopathic?
Of unknown cause

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