Pathophysiology
anastomoses - Connection between vessels; for example, the Circle of Willis is a(n) ____ of
certain cerebral arteries.
Angina pectoris - P - O2 deficit to heart, reversible, 3-5 min
S/S - chest pain, pallor, sweating, nausea
Risk - run, angry, resp infec, eat big meal
angioplasty - A surgical procedure that involves inserting a catheter into a blocked coronary
artery. A narrow balloon is then inflated inside the artery, to widen the artery. Also called
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
apoptosis - normal programmed cell death in tissues
ascites - build up of serous fluid in the space between the lining of the abdomen and abdominal
organ
asystole - A condition in which the heart has ceased generating electrical impulses. = cardiac
arrest, standstill
atrophy - decrease in cell size, resulting in reduced tissue mass. Causes incl: reduced use of
tissue, insufficient nutrition, decreased neurologic or hormonal stimulation, aging
auscultation - listening to body sounds
,autodigestion - Activated enzymes begin to digest pancreas cells; severe pain result
2 stages of cell death - 1. Initial - cell damage causes alteration in metabolic reation.
2. Loss of function. May be recovered if damaging factor is removed quickly. Or may cause
morphologic changes.
abscesses - Localized collections of pus that may be under the skin or deep within the body and
that cause tissue destruction.
achalasia - failure of lower esophageal sphincter to relax due to lack of innervation (causes
dysphagia)
achlorhydria - Absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice.
adhesions - Abnormal adherence of collagen fibers to surrounding structures during
immobilization, after trauma, or as a complication of surgery, which restricts normal elasticity
and gliding of structures involved
adrenergic - Related to SNS transmitters, norepinephrine & epinephrine
agglutination - An antibody-mediated immune response in which bacteria or viruses are
clumped together, effectively neutralized, and opsonized.
anaplasia - cells that are undifferentiated with variable nuclear and cell structures and
numerous mitotic figures. Characteristic of cancer, basis for grading aggressiveness of tumor.
, anastomoses - Connection between vessels; for example, the Circle of Willis is a(n) ____ of
certain cerebral arteries.
Angina pectoris - P - O2 deficit to heart, reversible, 3-5 min
S/S - chest pain, pallor, sweating, nausea
Risk - run, angry, resp infec, eat big meal
angioplasty - A surgical procedure that involves inserting a catheter into a blocked coronary
artery. A narrow balloon is then inflated inside the artery, to widen the artery. Also called
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
apoptosis - normal programmed cell death in tissues
ascites - build up of serous fluid in the space between the lining of the abdomen and abdominal
organ
asystole - A condition in which the heart has ceased generating electrical impulses. = cardiac
arrest, standstill
atrophy - decrease in cell size, resulting in reduced tissue mass. Causes incl: reduced use of
tissue, insufficient nutrition, decreased neurologic or hormonal stimulation, aging
auscultation - listening to body sounds
autodigestion - Activated enzymes begin to digest pancreas cells; severe pain result
anastomoses - Connection between vessels; for example, the Circle of Willis is a(n) ____ of
certain cerebral arteries.
Angina pectoris - P - O2 deficit to heart, reversible, 3-5 min
S/S - chest pain, pallor, sweating, nausea
Risk - run, angry, resp infec, eat big meal
angioplasty - A surgical procedure that involves inserting a catheter into a blocked coronary
artery. A narrow balloon is then inflated inside the artery, to widen the artery. Also called
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
apoptosis - normal programmed cell death in tissues
ascites - build up of serous fluid in the space between the lining of the abdomen and abdominal
organ
asystole - A condition in which the heart has ceased generating electrical impulses. = cardiac
arrest, standstill
atrophy - decrease in cell size, resulting in reduced tissue mass. Causes incl: reduced use of
tissue, insufficient nutrition, decreased neurologic or hormonal stimulation, aging
auscultation - listening to body sounds
,autodigestion - Activated enzymes begin to digest pancreas cells; severe pain result
2 stages of cell death - 1. Initial - cell damage causes alteration in metabolic reation.
2. Loss of function. May be recovered if damaging factor is removed quickly. Or may cause
morphologic changes.
abscesses - Localized collections of pus that may be under the skin or deep within the body and
that cause tissue destruction.
achalasia - failure of lower esophageal sphincter to relax due to lack of innervation (causes
dysphagia)
achlorhydria - Absence of hydrochloric acid from the gastric juice.
adhesions - Abnormal adherence of collagen fibers to surrounding structures during
immobilization, after trauma, or as a complication of surgery, which restricts normal elasticity
and gliding of structures involved
adrenergic - Related to SNS transmitters, norepinephrine & epinephrine
agglutination - An antibody-mediated immune response in which bacteria or viruses are
clumped together, effectively neutralized, and opsonized.
anaplasia - cells that are undifferentiated with variable nuclear and cell structures and
numerous mitotic figures. Characteristic of cancer, basis for grading aggressiveness of tumor.
, anastomoses - Connection between vessels; for example, the Circle of Willis is a(n) ____ of
certain cerebral arteries.
Angina pectoris - P - O2 deficit to heart, reversible, 3-5 min
S/S - chest pain, pallor, sweating, nausea
Risk - run, angry, resp infec, eat big meal
angioplasty - A surgical procedure that involves inserting a catheter into a blocked coronary
artery. A narrow balloon is then inflated inside the artery, to widen the artery. Also called
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).
apoptosis - normal programmed cell death in tissues
ascites - build up of serous fluid in the space between the lining of the abdomen and abdominal
organ
asystole - A condition in which the heart has ceased generating electrical impulses. = cardiac
arrest, standstill
atrophy - decrease in cell size, resulting in reduced tissue mass. Causes incl: reduced use of
tissue, insufficient nutrition, decreased neurologic or hormonal stimulation, aging
auscultation - listening to body sounds
autodigestion - Activated enzymes begin to digest pancreas cells; severe pain result
