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Introduction to pathology (part 1 )

Terms in this set (34)

Condition marked by abnormal disturbance in the function and structure of the human body as a result of some type of injury or trauma

The study of the disease and how it imapacts the humen body

Any adverse conditions that results from medical treatment Ex: pneumothorax

Study of the origin and development of the disease. And it lead to observable "Manifestation"

This is a manifestation that is observable by health care worker

Pertain to the patient perception of what is wrong and is subjective

A group of signs and symptoms that characterize an abnormal disturbance

The study of the cause and origin of the disease

Refers to the fact that there maybe no real cause fir the disease

Refer to the body ability to wall off and sequester an injurious agent

Type of inflammatory reaction causes the injurious agent to become a walled off ball of pus

Type of inflammatory reaction that is the result of a healing wound that is located on the skin or a mucous membrane

An acute bacterial infection of the skin

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in body cavity or intercellular spaces

Transudates vs. Exudates:
______abnormal, extracellular fluid essentially consists of water that contains a low cell count (usually clear)

Transudates vs. Exudates
______the fluid filters from the circulatory system into the lesions and generally contains water, pus, and blood. ( they are NOT clear)

Refers to an obstruction of the normal blood flow to an organ or structure

Loss of blood supply to an organ or structure will cause the surrounding tissue to become necrotic

Simply loss of blood from the circulatory system

Occurs as a result of break in blood vessels that causes a pooling of blood below the surface of the skin, organ , or structure

Capillary below the skin are damaged usually as a result of some type of trauma ( commonly referred as : bruise or contusion)

Red purple spots on body that are caused by hemorrhage, often result of some type of platelet or coagulation disorder

Type of purpura that consists of very small red or purple spots in the body

The inability of an organ or structure to form properly; can result in loss of an organ

decrease in sizeof the cell with the organ or structure

Abnormal increase in cell size

Sometimes referred as : hyperplasia- hypergenesis

Abnormal proliferation of foreign calls that form mass of tissue within an organ or structure

The result of untreated, malignant neoplasms (often seen as an end stage of cancer)

This type of cancer will rise from epithelial cells or tissue such as breast, colon, or pancreas

Cancer of soft tissue or connective tissue such as: bone, cartilage, muscles, and fat

cancer of the blood and blood forming tissue

Characterized by an abnormal proliferation of "immature" blood cells that don't possess the ability to fight infection

chronic lukemia

Characterized by an abnormal proliferation of "mature" blood cells that don't possess the ability to fight infection

Type of cancer that originate in lymphatic tissue and affects the production of lymphocytes

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