Path compend
thrombus
A blood clot that has formed within the heart or a blood vessel during life is referred to as a
hyperplasia
A controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an increase in the number of its component cells
fragments of thrombi, bacteria, tumor cells
A embolus may consist of
embolus
A foreign particle that becomes lodged in a blood vessel is called
circulatory shock
A general term used to designated the state of collapse that follows severe tissue injury
adhesions
A term that represents a common complication of healing is
ischemia
Arterial thrombosis may cause
ischemia
Decreased blood flow to a body part is a condition
physiological hypertrophy
Enlargement of breasts during lactation is
pathological hypertrophy
Enlargement of the heart to offset a valvular defect is
anasarca
Generalized edema of the subcutaneous tissue is called
active hyperemia
Increased arterial circulation leading to congestion of blood is called
pathological atrophy
Shrinkage of muscle following paralysis is an example of
physiological atrophy
Shrinkage of the uterus after menopause is called
special pathology
The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or systems is
gangrene
Venous thrombosis may cause
infarct
a mass of necrotic tissue that results from circulatory obstruction is called
phlegmon
Acute diffuse inflammation of subcutaneous connective tissue describes
fistula
An abnormal channel connecting two surfaces is called a
ulcer
An area of necrosis in which dead cells are sloughed from a free surface is called
infarct
An area of necrotic tissue that results from a faulty blood supply to the area is called
is an actual cause
An exciting cause of disease
occupational
Coal dust deposited in the lungs of miners would be an example of a(an) ________ disease
general pathology
That branch of pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without regard to any particular organ or system
melena
The action of gastro-intestinal secretions upon blood in the digestive tract causes the formation of very dark, tarry feces or vomitus known as
clinical pathology
The branch of pathology dealing with the various laboratory tests on body fluids and tissues that are used in making a diagnosis is
surgical pathology
The division of pathology that deals with tissues that have been removed from the patient during surgery is called
hemorrhage
The escape of blood from the vascular system is called
hematemesis
The expulsion of a gastric origin from the mouth is
pathology
The study of the changes of structure and function of the tissues of the body as a result of a disease is
predisposing conditions
Conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease without actually causing it are called
passive hyperemia
accumulation of blood in a part due to venous obstruction is called
gangrene
what condition may result from embolism
race
what might be a predisposing factor of disease
endogenous pigmentation
Melanin bears a relationship to
plethora
More than the normal total volume of blood in the body is a condition known as
furuncle
The pathological term for boil
regeneration
The replacement of destroyed tissue with the exact same kind of tissue is a process called
