| A | B |
|---|
| Agenesis | absence or imperfect development of a tissue, organ due to deficient growth |
| Amyloid | accumulation of starch-like protein between cells |
| Aplasia | total failure of an organ to develop |
| Apoptosis | programmed (or planned) cell death |
| Atrophy | decrease in cell size; reduction in size after having previously obtain normal growth |
| Bilirubin | yellow-orange pigment produced during the breakdown of hemoglobin |
| Dysplasia | replacement of cell type with abnormal cell type; neoplasia precursor |
| Dystrophic | mineralization in injured or dead tissue; irreversible |
| Hyaline | accumulation proteinaceous substance that is homogenous and translucent within cells |
| Hydropic | swollen with fluid |
| Hyperplasia | increase in number of cells |
| Hypertrophy | increase in size of cells |
| Hypoplasia | decrease in cell number |
| Ischemia | lack of circulation and thus oxygen |
| Metaplasia | replacement of one fully developed cell type for another normal cell type |
| Methemoglobin | hemoglobin containing altered iron which prevents oxygen to be carried properly |
| Mucoid | conversion into gelatinous or mucoid substance |
| Necrosis | unplanned or pathological death of a cell, tissue, etc |
| Neoplasia | pathologic formation or growth of abnormal tissue; uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells |
| Porphyrin | pigment derived from hemoglobin that causes rust colored staining of light colored fur; found in tears, saliva |
| Steatosis | accumulation of fat |
| Lithiasis | formation of a stone |
| Acute | 4-6 hrs after stimulus & constant |
| Catarrhal | containing mucous |
| Chronic | persistent stimulus, immune response, scarring; may be difficult to identify original cause |
| Erythema | redness |
| Granulation tissue | vascular connective tissue on the surface of a healing wound |
| Fibrinous | containing fibrin |
| Granuloma | Accumulation of chronic inflammatory necrotic center; can resemble neoplasia |
| Granulomatous | characterized by large numbers of macrophages |
| Exudation | leakage of fluid out of a tissue or its capillaries |
| Hemorrhagic | containing RBCs |
| Inflammation | process of reactions in the body in response to injury |
| Peracute | potent stimulus, rapid onset |
| Phagocytosis | the cellular process of ingestion and digestion of a solid substance |
| Purulent | containing pus (made of WBCs) |
| Suppurative | containing pus (made of WBCs) |
| Serosanguinous | serum + blood |
| Serous | low protein and cell numbers; clear fluid |
| Subacute | decreased erythema & fluid accumulation |
| Vasodilation | enlargement in the diameter of a blood vessel |
| Benign | non-malignant |
| Carcinogens | Physical agents, viruses or chemicals that cause mutations resulting in tumor formation |
| Carcinoma | neoplasia that originates from epithelial tissue |
| Leukemia | neoplasia that originates from WBC’s |
| Malignant | neoplasia that is locally invasive and destructive that is metastatic |
| Metastasis | spreading to distant location |
| Sarcoma | neoplasia that originates from connective or muscle tissue |
| Teratogens | Cause mutations, birth defects |
