Ch. 1 Terms - Pathophysiology for the Health Professions

Metabolism occurs in the absence of oxygen

Programmed cell death, a normal occurrence of the body.

Examination of all or part of a body by a pathologist.  Gross and microscopic examination of tissues, organs, and fluids, and can include a variety of test depending on individual circumstances.

Excisions of very small amounts of living tissues.

Originating from within the body.

Originating from outside the body.

An area of necrotic tissue that has been invaded by bacteria.

Relatively constant or stable internal environment.

Decreased or insufficient oxygen in a tissue.

When a treatment, procedure or error causes a disease.

When the cause of a disease is unknown.

The response to tissue damage, noted by swelling, redness, or pain.

Decreased blood supply to an organ or tissue.

Dissolution or destruction of a cell

Destructive enzymes that are releases during lysis which cause inflammation and damage to nearby cells and reduced function.

Very small living organisms, usually visible only by a microscope and single celled.

Visible only when using a microscope, at cellular level.

Structural changes in the nucleus and the cell.

Chance of occurrence.