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Pathology
The study of structure and function of the tissues of the body as a result of disease
General
Branch of Pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without regard to any particular organ
or system
Special
The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or system
Clinical
That branch of pathology dealing with the various laboratory tests on body fluids and tissues
that are used in making a diagnosis
Surgical
The division of pathology that deals with tissues that have been removed from a patient
during surgery
Autopsy
Removal and study of tissue from a dead patient
predisposing
conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease without actually causing it
occupational
coal dust deposited in the lungs of minors would be an example of what disease
suppuration
the formation of pus
furuncle
the pathological term for a boil
adhesions
a term that represents a common complication of healing
regeneration
the replacement of destroyed tissue with the exact same kind of tissue
hyperplasia
a controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an increase in the number of its
cells
phlegmon

, Pathology Funeral Service Exam NC.Final Exam Test 2024\2025.



acute diffuse inflammation of a subcutaneous connective tissue
hemorrhage
escape of blood from the vascular system
plethora
more than the normal total volume of blood in the body
thrombus
blood clot formed while living
ischemia
decrease blood flow to a body part
embolus
may consist of fragments of thrombi, bacteria, tumor cells, and air
circulatory shock
A general term used to designate the state of collapse that follows severe tissue injury
infarct
Necrotic area of tissue following cessation of the blood supply
endogenous
bears a relationship to melanin
actual cause
exciting cause of disease
race
may be considered a predisposing factor of a disease
pathological atrophy
shrinkage of muscle following paralysis
physiological atrophy
shrinkage of the uterus after menopause
pathological hypertrophy
Enlargement of the heart to offset a valvular defect
physiological hypertophy
enlargement of the breasts during lactation
somatic death
cessation of the vital activities of the body

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