Pathology - AnswersThe study of structure and function of the tissues of the body as a result of
disease
General - AnswersBranch of Pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without regard to any
particular organ or system
Special - AnswersThe division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or system
Clinical - AnswersThat branch of pathology dealing with the various laboratory tests on body
fluids and tissues that are used in making a diagnosis
Surgical - AnswersThe division of pathology that deals with tissues that have been removed
from a patient during surgery
Autopsy - AnswersRemoval and study of tissue from a dead patient
predisposing - Answersconditions that make a body more susceptible to disease without
actually causing it
occupational - Answerscoal dust deposited in the lungs of minors would be an example of what
disease
suppuration - Answersthe formation of pus
furuncle - Answersthe pathological term for a boil
adhesions - Answersa term that represents a common complication of healing
regeneration - Answersthe replacement of destroyed tissue with the exact same kind of tissue
hyperplasia - Answersa controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an increase in the
number of its cells
phlegmon - Answersacute diffuse inflammation of a subcutaneous connective tissue
hemorrhage - Answersescape of blood from the vascular system
plethora - Answersmore than the normal total volume of blood in the body
thrombus - Answersblood clot formed while living
, ischemia - Answersdecrease blood flow to a body part
embolus - Answersmay consist of fragments of thrombi, bacteria, tumor cells, and air
circulatory shock - AnswersA general term used to designate the state of collapse that follows
severe tissue injury
infarct - AnswersNecrotic area of tissue following cessation of the blood supply
endogenous - Answersbears a relationship to melanin
actual cause - Answersexciting cause of disease
race - Answersmay be considered a predisposing factor of a disease
pathological atrophy - Answersshrinkage of muscle following paralysis
physiological atrophy - Answersshrinkage of the uterus after menopause
pathological hypertrophy - AnswersEnlargement of the heart to offset a valvular defect
physiological hypertophy - Answersenlargement of the breasts during lactation
somatic death - Answerscessation of the vital activities of the body
inflamation - Answerspathological condition that has a protective function
fistula - Answersabnormal channel connecting two surfaces
ulcer - Answersan area of necrosis in which dead cells are sloughed from a free surface
anasarca - Answersgeneralized edema in subcutaneous tissue
passive hyperemia - AnswersAccumulation of blood in a part due to venous obstruction
active hypermia - Answersincreased arterial circulation leading to congestion of blood
ischemia - Answersarterial thrombosis may cause this
gangrene - Answersvenous thrombosis may cause this
thrombosis - Answerssluggish circulation, increased viscosity of the blood, and injury to the
blood vessels are predispositions to
thrombosis - Answersformation of a blood clot attached to the wall of the heart of blood vessels
embolus - Answersa foreign particle that becomes impacted in a blood vessel
gangrene - Answersa condition that may result from an embolism
infarct - Answersa mass of necrotic tissue that results from circulatory obstruction