Pathology vocab words
Malignant
Tending to become worse and end in death or having the properties of anaplasia, invasiveness, and metastasis; said of tumors.
who was the first person to deal with pathology of the spine?
Hippocrates
Dermatopathology
Dermatopathology is a joint subspecialty of dermatology and pathology or surgical pathology that focuses on the study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic and molecular level. It also encompasses analyses of the potential causes of skin diseases at a basic level.
A disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue.
Cancer
a viral respiratory illness that causes fever, coughing, and shortness of breath, but many other symptoms can occur.
Covid-19
Examination
The process of analysis, identification, evaluation, interpretation, and review of specifically prepared slides by a pathologist.
Neuropathology
Neuropathology is the study of disease of nervous system tissue, usually in the form of either small surgical biopsies or whole-body autopsies
a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks
Alzheimer's disease
highly contagious to those who haven't had the disease or been vaccinated against it. The most characteristic symptom is an itchy, blister-like rash on the skin.
Chickenpox
Diagnosis
Identification of a specific disease process by a physician
Molecular pathology
Molecular pathology is a multi-disciplinary field that focuses on disease at the sub microscopic, molecular level
chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces
Diabetes
Inflammatory
A term concerning diseases that are caused by white blood cells which abnormally enter various tissues.
Forensic pathology
subspecialty of pathology that investigates non-natural or suspicious deaths
chronic (long-term) condition that affects the airways in the lungs. The airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs
Asthma
Biopsy
Removal of cells or tissues from the body for pathological examination.
Clinical pathology
This branch of pathology involves the laboratory analysis of body fluids (such as blood, urine or cerebrospinal fluid) and bodily tissue for the diagnosis of disease
a genetic condition that changes a protein in the body. The faulty protein affects the body's cells, tissues, and the glands that make mucus and sweat. the lungs and digestive system can become clogged with thick, sticky mucus. It can cause problems with breathing and digestion from a young age. Over many years, the lungs become increasingly damaged and may eventually stop working properly.
cystic fibrosis