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This comprehensive study guide offers a detailed overview of key pathology concepts, including definitions of various diseases, their causes, and clinical manifestations. it covers a wide range of topics, from general and special pathology to the importance of autopsies and the study of disease progression. The guide also includes questions and answers to reinforce learning and aid in exam preparation. This resource is valuable for students of medicine, nursing, and other health-related fields.
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General |Pathology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-That |branch |of |pathology |dealing |with |the |body |as |a | whole, |without |regard |to |any |particular |organ |or |system |is Special |Pathology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |division |of |pathology |that |deals |with |individual |body | organs |or |systems |is Pathological |Anatomy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |structural |changes |caused |by |disease Gross |Pathology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |changes |in |structure |of |the |body |that |are |readily | seen |with |the |unaided |eye |as |a |result |of |disease Clinical |Pathology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |disease |by |means |of |body |secretions, |excretions, | and |other |body |fluids |performed |in |the |laboratory |in |the |diagnosis |of |a |disease Physiological |Pathology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |study |of |disease |as |it |relates |to |body |function Medicolegal |(Forensic) |Pathology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |disease |to |ascertain |cause |and | manner |of |death |as |related |to |a |criminal |investigation The |importance |of |an |autopsy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-*Confirm |or |alter |the |clinical |diagnosis |and | treatment Advance |Medical |knowledge |and |research Assist |in |medicolegal |cases Diagnosis |of |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-recognition |of |the |nature |of |a |particular |disease Prognosis |of |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-prediction |of |the |outcome |of |a |particular |illness
Symptoms |of |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Subjective |disturbances |produced |by |a |disease |that |can |be |observed |by |other |people Signs |of |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-visual |changes |heart |rate, |swelling |around |the |mouth Syndrome |of |diagnosis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |set |of |signs |and |symptoms |associated |with |a | particular |disease Exacerbation |- |onset |and |duration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |severity |of |a |disease |has |increased Remission |onset |and |duration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Temporary |cessation |of |a |disease Congenital |onset |and |duration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-disease |present |at |birth Acquired |- |onset |and |duration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-present |after |birth Recurrent |- |onset |and |duration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-after |remission |the |disease |starts |again Acute |- |onset |and |duration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-diseases |that |have |rapid |onset |and |duration Chronic |- |onset |and |duration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-slow |onset |and |duration Fulminating |- |onset |and |duration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Rapid |& |Severe |onset |and |usually |fatal Epidemiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Branch |of |medical |science |concerned |with |the |incidence, | distribution, |and |control |of |diseases |that |affect |large |numbers |of |people. Endemic |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |disease |that |is |particular |to |a |locality |or |region.
Intoxication |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |state |in |which |the |body |is |poisoned |by |alcohol |or |another | substance |and |the |person's |physical |and |mental |control |is |significantly |reduced Infestation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |dwelling |of |microscopic |parasites |on |external |surface |tissue Infestation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |dwelling |of |microscopic |parasites |on |external |surface |tissue Complication |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |undesired |problem |that |is |the |result |of |some |other |event Iatrogenic |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-produced |by |a |physician |(the |unexpected |results |from |a |treatment |prescribed |by |a |physician) Pathogenesis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |manner |in |which |a |disease |develops Deficiency |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |lack |or |shortage Hereditary |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Passing |of |traits |from |parents |to |offspring Predisposing |Conditions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Conditions |that |make |a |body |more |susceptible |to | disease |without |actually |causing |it |are |called Age |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-action |or |process Race |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |group |of |human |beings |distinguished |by |physical |traits, |blood |types, | genetic |code |patterns |or |genetically |inherited |characteristics. Nutritional |Status |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-state |or |condition |of |one's |nutrition
Sex |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |biological |distinction |between |females |and |males Occupation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |job |or |profession Environment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |surroundings |or |conditions |in |which |a |person, |animal, |or | plant |lives |or |operates. Emotional |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pertaining |to |feelings |or |psychological |states Economic |Status |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Social |class |rank |usually |tied |to |personal |wealth Genetics |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |heredity Exogenous |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-produced |from |without; |due |to |external |causes Physical |Agents |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Mechanical |(trauma) | Thermal Radiation Mechanical |Trauma |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Trauma |from |applied |force |being |stronger |than |the | tissue |it's |applied |to Thermal |Exogenous |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Radiation |Exogenous |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔- Chemical |Agents |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Substances |that |can |interact |with |the |body |causing |disease | such |as |food |additives |medications |pesticides |and |industrial |chemicals
Regressive |Changes |- |Atrophy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Physiological Pathological Regressive |Changes |- |Hypertrophy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Physiological Pathological | Compensatory Regeneration |- |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Physiological |Pathological Structural |abnormalities |/birth |defects |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Malformation |(anomaly) Spina |Bifida | Hypoplasia Aplasia Polydactylism Phocomelia Amelia | Cleft |palate |or |lip Color |Blindness Vascular |Nevus | Down's |Syndrome | Congenital |Hernia Inflammation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Function | Causes |Physical |irritants | |Chemical |Irritants |Infectious |agents |
|Immunological |reactions Malformation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-defective |formation Aplasia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-absence |of |a |body |part Amelia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-one |or |more |limbs |missing hypoplasia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-proximal |portions |of |the |Spina spina |bifida |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-congenital |defects |in |the |lumbar |spinal |column |caused |by | imperfect |union |of |vertebral |parts Polydactylism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |excess |number |of |fingers |or |toes Hernia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Protrusion |of |an |organ |through |the |wall |of |the |cavity |that |normally | contains |it Fistula |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |abnormal |tract |or |passage |leading |from |one |organ |to |another |or | from |an |organ |to |the |skin; |usually |caused |by |infection. cyst |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sac |containing |fluid Down |Syndrome |(Trisomy |21) |Mongolism |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-down |syndrome lesions |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-structural |changes |in |tissues |caused |by |damage |or |injury Organic |diseases |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-diseases |accompanied |by |specific |anatomic |changes