Pathology Word list #2

Severe response to a foreign substance. signs develop acutely and may include swelling, blockage of airways, tachycardia and ptylism.

Any abnormal condition of the blood

Material that has escaped from blood vessels and is high in protein, cells or solid materials derived from cells.

Excess blood in a part;engorgement

Disorder of unknown cause

A condition in which urine specific gravity approaches that of the glomerular filtrate

Fragmentation of a cell nucleus

In hematology, an abnormally shaped RBC that appears to have horns.

Unstable

Common term for an alteration in the distribution of leukocytes in which there are increases in band forms, usually in response to bacterial infection

RBC characterized by an increased membrane surface area relative to the cell volume

Production of WBCs

Inflammation of more or one lymph nodes

Bone marrow cell from which blood platelets arise

Life cycle stage of a protozoal parasite that results from asexual reproduction

Form of Hgb containing oxidized iron; inefficient at oxygen transport

Ciliated larval stage of a digenic trematode

Near death

Bone marrow stem sell that gives rise to RBC precursors, platelet precursors and non-lymphocytic leukocytes

Infestation with larvae (maggots) of dipterans

The study of tumors

Resistant spore phase of some parasitic protozoans

A lid or flap covering an opening; common structure on the eggs of some trematodes

Parallel arrangement of some species of bacteria; often described as looking like a picket fence

Condition in which female organisms produce eggs that develop without fertilization

Infestation with lice

An inherited condition characterized by the appearance of bi-lobed neutrophils in a peripheral blood sample

Any abnormal cell shape

Increase frequency of urination

The time intervals between infection with a parasite and demonstration of the infection

Segments that comprise the body of a cestode

Prevention

organisms with optimal growth at cold temperatures

Containing, discharging or causing the production of pus; cytology sample characterized by the presence of neutrophils representing more than 85% of total nucleated cells in a sample

Condensed nuclear chromatin in a degenerating cell

Cytology sample characterized by the presence of macrophages representing more than 15% of total nucleated cells in the sample

Ocular micrometer disks that impose a calibrated image over the microscopic viewing area

An anuclear, immature RBC

Fragmented RBCs usually formed as a result of shearing of the RBC by intravascular trauma

Life cycle stage of some protozoal organisms; arises form multiple asexual fission

The head of a cestode by which it attaches to its host

Blood condition in which pathogenic microorganisms and their toxins are present

A WBC that has ruptured

Designed to measure the amount of light transmitted through a solution

Infective stage of some protozoal parasites

Common crystal seen in alkaline to slightly acidic urine; sometimes referred to as triple phosphate crystals or magnesium ammonium phosphate crystals

Organisms with optimal growth at elevated temperatures

Platelet

Decrease in circulating platelets

The greatest dilution at which a patiend sample no longer yields a positive result for the presence of a specific antibody

Study of hazardous substances and their effects on health

An effusion characterized by low protein concentration and low total nucleated cell counts

The motile form of a protozoal parasite

The principle end product of amino acid breakdown in mammals

metabolic by-product of nitrogen catabolism

Pigments that impart color to a urine sample

The presence of calculi (stones) in the urinary tract

Any organisms that transmits a disease-causing organisms to new hosts

Common name for the larva of some species of flies; often in swollen cystlike subcutaneous sites, with a fistula or pore communicating to the outside environment

A disease that is transmitted from a nonhuman animal to a human being