Size Matters
An increase in the size of a tissue or organ, from an increase of the number of cells in the tissue, arising from a disease
Pathological Hyperplasia
An open sore or lesion of the skin or mucous membrane accompanied by the sloughing of inflamed necrotic tissue
Ulcer
A blood clot on the wall of a vessel, ___________, may break loose as an ___________________, and move through the vascular system to eventually block a smaller vessel, resulting in an _______________
Thrombus or thrombosis, embolus, embolism
The movement of malignant cells from one part of the body to the other
Metastasis
A hereditary bleeding disorder marked by a deficiency of blood-clotting proteins
Hemophilia
An increase in the size of a tissue or organ, resulting from an increase of the size of the cells, caused by a disease
Pathological Hypertrophy
Pustule, purulent, and pyogenic all refer to the presence of
Pus
Reduced blood supply to a body part, ___________, results in damage to an organ from reduced oxygen called an, ___________, resulting in an area of dead tissue called ______________
Ischemia, Infarction, Necrosis
Benign tumors typically have the suffix -_________, whereas malignant tumors typically have the suffix -__________ or -_______________
-oma, -carcinoma or -sarcoma
A decrease in the production of red blood cells
Primary Anemia
An increase in the size of an organ or tissue, resulting from an increase in the size of the cells, that is part of the healthy function of the organ or tissue
Physiological Hypertrophy
The replacement of damaged tissue with fibrous connective tissue
Repair
Escape of blood from the vascular system
Hemorrhage
Neoplasms that grow by expansion up and out of the tissue, do not return after surgical removal, and do not cause extensive tissue damage
Benign
A decrease in red blood cells due to increased cell destruction
Secondary Anemia
An increase in the size of an organ or tissue to make up for the loss of function from a diseased or missing paired organ
Compensatory hypertrophy
A lesion characterized by a circumscribed accumulation of pus
Abcess
Abnormal accumulation of fluids in a tissue or organ
Hemorrhage
A closed sac or pouch with a definite wall containing fluid, semi-solids, and/or solids
Cysts
Increase in the number of white blood cells
A decrease in the size of an organ or tissue, resulting from an increase in the size of the cells, that is part of the healthy function of the organ or tissue
Physiological atrophy
The replacement of damaged cells with normal cells of the same type as those that were damaged
Regeneration
Extravascular discoloration resulting from capillary hemorrhage (a bruise)
Eccymosis
Neoplasms that grow by infiltration, can metastasize, and cause extensive tissue damage
Malignant
A decreased number of circulating platelets
Thrombocytopenia