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pathology - Answers:the study of disease, specifically, the study of the structure and function of
the body as it is affected by disease.


gross pathology - Answers:studies changes in the structure and function of the body which can
be observed with the unaided eye


microscopic pathology - Answers:cellular, or histo- studies changes which occur in the cells of
the body at the microscopic level. the use of a microscope is required for this aspect of pathology


general pathology - Answers:deals with general or broad disease processes, such as necrosis or
inflammation, which may affect the entire body or widespread tissues and organs.


special pathology - Answers:studies disease processes affecting individual body areas or
systems, such as pathology of the respiratory system or diseases of the skin


pathological anatomy - Answers:deals with the study of tissues which have been removed from
the body for pathological study. if they were removed during surgery, as a biopsy, it may be
referred to as surgical pathology, or if removed during autopsy, it would be called autopsy
pathology


clinical pathology - Answers:deals with the laboratory study of, and the performance of
standardized tests on, body fluids and secretions, such as blood and urine tests, or cultures and
smears of various types


physiological pathology - Answers:refers to studying the functional changes in the body resulting
from disease


forensic pathology - Answers:medical-legal pathology- that field of pathology which deals with
both the medical and legal issues surrounding death

,autopsy - Answers:examination of the body after death in order to determine the cause of death
and or the existence of various disease conditions.


disease - Answers:any change in the structure or function of the body as a result of injury to the
tissues


acute - Answers:a disease with a relatively rapid onset and short duration


chronic - Answers:a disease with a slower onset and a generally longer duration


fulminating - Answers:an acute disease which is particularly severe and sudden in its onset, and
often proves fatal


recurrent - Answers:diseases which show alternating increases and decreases in their symptoms


infectious - Answers:diseases that are caused by pathogenic microorganisms


contagious - Answers:diseases which are easily transmitted from person to person


infestation - Answers:the presence of macroscopic organisms in or on the body, such as animal
parasites


idiopathic - Answers:a disease for which the cause is unknown


occupational - Answers:a disease resulting from the nature of ones working conditions


endemic - Answers:diseases which are always present to some degree in a given area or
community

, sporadic - Answers:disease which are found to occur only occasionally in a community


epidemic - Answers:diseases which affect a much larger than normal number of people in a
community at one time


pandemic - Answers:diseases which affect the majority of the population in a very large area,
possibly even world wide


acquired - Answers:any disease which was obtained after birth


congenital - Answers:those diseases which are present at birth


hereditary - Answers:those diseases which result from the fact that a person inherited some sort
of abnormal genes from his/her parents


febrile - Answers:diseases characterized by fever


intoxicating - Answers:diseases characterized by the presence of poisons or other toxic
substances


deficiency - Answers:diseases characterized by the lack of some essential dietary ingredient


iatrogenic - Answers:disease which results from a physicians treatment of a patient


malformation - Answers:anomalies- any defect in formation, structure, or position of a body part


aplasia - Answers:absence of a body part


amelia - Answers:a form of aplasia in which one or more limbs is missing

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