Pathology Chapter 1, 2, & 3 Solved-Terms

Autopsy - -Investigation of COD. -Confirm or alter clinical diagnosis -Advance medical knowledge -Helps determine manner and specific COD. Cause of death - Any injury or disease that produces a physiological derangement in the body that results in death. (stab wound, cancer) etiology - Underlying cause General pathology - Focuses on the cellular and tissue responses to pathologic stimuli. Deals with the widespread process of death. (inflammation, degeneration, necrosis, etc) Hypothermia - Body temp below 80 degrees. Lesion - Circumscribed area of pathologically altered tissue Manner of death - How the COD came to be about. (suicide, homicide) Mechanism of death - Physiological derangement produced by the COD that results in death. (bleeding, faulty heart beat) Pathogenesis - Manifestations of signs and symptoms of disease. Manner in which a disease develops. ie. smoking Pathology - The study of suffering. Special Pathology - Deals with specific features of disease in relation to particular organs or organ systems. Acquired - Disease present(acquired) after birth Acute - Rapid onset and a short duration Allergies - Hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally cause a reaction Chronic - Slow onset and long duration Communicable - Can be transmitted directly or indirectly from one person to another Complications - Unfavorable conditions that arise during the course of a disease Congenital - Diseases present at birth Deficiency - Lack of dietary or metabolic substance that can lead to disease. Diagnosis - The recognition of the nature of a particular disease Endemic - Continuously present in a community. Exacerbate - The severity of a disease has increased. Febrile - Fever Fulminating - Special type of acute disease characterized by a rapid and severe onset. Usually fatal Functional - No recognizable change in anatomy ie, schizophrenia Hereditary - Disease based on genetic characteristics transmitted from parents to kids Iatrogenic - Illness resulting from medical treatment Idiopathic - Unknown cause of illness Infection - State or condition in which the body or a part of it is invaded by a disease-causing agent that multiplies Infestation - Harboring of animal parasites. ie ticks or mosquitoes Intoxication - Poisoned by a drug or substance