Vocabulary
Tending to become worse and end in death or having the properties of anaplasia, invasiveness, and metastasis; said of tumors.
What is Malignant?
This was first person to deal with pathology of the spine.
Who is Hippocrates?
This 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.
What is Dermatopathology?
A disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue.
What is Cancer?
This is a viral respiratory illness that causes fever, coughing, and shortness of breath, but many other symptoms can occur.
What is COVID-19?
The process of analysis, identification, evaluation, interpretation, and review of specifically prepared slides by a pathologist.
What is Examination?
The number of specialties in pathology
What is 18?
This is is the study of disease of nervous system tissue, usually in the form of either small surgical biopsies or whole-body autopsies
What is Neuropathology?
This is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks
What is Alzheimer's disease?
This is 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.
What is Chickenpox?
Identification of a specific disease process by a physician
What is Diagnosis?
This percent of medical decisions are based off of pathology lab results
What is 70%?
This is a multi-disciplinary field that focuses on disease at the sub microscopic, molecular level
What is Molecular pathology?
This is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces
What is Diabetes?
This is a fungal skin infection that usually begins between the toes. It commonly occurs in people whose feet have become very sweaty while confined within tight-fitting shoes.
What is Athlete's foot?
A term concerning diseases that are caused by white blood cells which abnormally enter various tissues.
What is Inflammatory?
A pathologist uses this to detect infections, digestive issues, and even cancer.
What is feces?
This is a sub-specialty of pathology that investigates non-natural or suspicious deaths
What is Forensic pathology?
This is a chronic condition that affects the airways in the lungs. The airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs
What is Asthma?
This causes tiny crawling insects that live in the hair on a person’s head the insects feed on blood sucked from your scalp and lay eggs that firmly attach to the hair exposed at your skin’s surface.
What is Head lice?
Removal of cells or tissues from the body for pathological examination.
What is Biopsy?
These diseases are named after pathologists
What is Alzheimer's disease and Hodgkin lymphoma?
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
What is Clinical pathology?
This is 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. Over many years, the lungs become increasingly damaged and may eventually stop working properly.
What is Cystic fibrosis?
This is an infection of the air-filled space behind the eardrum. Ear pain, draining of fluid from the ear and trouble hearing are some symptoms.
What is a Middle ear infection?