Radiology Pathology- Unit 1
Degeneration correct answers The deterioration of a cell following injury. Non-lethal cell
injury.
Congestion correct answers Engorgement of capillaries with blood. Part of the
inflammatory response.
Dysplasia correct answers The abnormal development of tissue.
Exudate correct answers A debris-filled fluid discharge that has escaped from blood
vessels as part of the inflammatory response.
Exogenous correct answers Produced from without or outside.
Endogenous correct answers Produced from within or inside.
Empyema correct answers A collection of pus in a body cavity, as in the pleural cavity.
Edema correct answers An abnormal fluid collection within the intercellular spaces.
Frequency correct answers The number of occurences in a period of time.
Idiopathic correct answers Referring to disease of unknown cause.
Iatrogenic correct answers Resulting from the activity of a physician.
Hypertrophy correct answers An enlargement in an organ or part due to an increase in
cell size. Usually pertains to muscle.
Hyperplasia correct answers An abnormal increase in cell numbers.
Ischema correct answers The deficiency of blood to tissue.
Invasion correct answers The spreading of cancer to an adjacent area.
In situ correct answers Confined to the site of origin.
Inflammation correct answers The body's response to injury, which is characterized by
the destruction of the affected tissues and the agent itself.
Incidence correct answers The number of newly diagnosed cases in a time period,
usually a year.
Degeneration correct answers The deterioration of a cell following injury. Non-lethal cell
injury.
Congestion correct answers Engorgement of capillaries with blood. Part of the
inflammatory response.
Dysplasia correct answers The abnormal development of tissue.
Exudate correct answers A debris-filled fluid discharge that has escaped from blood
vessels as part of the inflammatory response.
Exogenous correct answers Produced from without or outside.
Endogenous correct answers Produced from within or inside.
Empyema correct answers A collection of pus in a body cavity, as in the pleural cavity.
Edema correct answers An abnormal fluid collection within the intercellular spaces.
Frequency correct answers The number of occurences in a period of time.
Idiopathic correct answers Referring to disease of unknown cause.
Iatrogenic correct answers Resulting from the activity of a physician.
Hypertrophy correct answers An enlargement in an organ or part due to an increase in
cell size. Usually pertains to muscle.
Hyperplasia correct answers An abnormal increase in cell numbers.
Ischema correct answers The deficiency of blood to tissue.
Invasion correct answers The spreading of cancer to an adjacent area.
In situ correct answers Confined to the site of origin.
Inflammation correct answers The body's response to injury, which is characterized by
the destruction of the affected tissues and the agent itself.
Incidence correct answers The number of newly diagnosed cases in a time period,
usually a year.
