Pathology
Of medical science.
The branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases.
This concept's ID is @1~32729
Constriction
- spasm
(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel).
- strangulation
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other...
Growth
- growth
(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor).
- excrescence
(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body.
Spot
- plaque
(pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body.
- nebula
(pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea.
Slough
- mummification
(pathology) gangrene that develops in the presence of arterial obstruction and is...
- gas gangrene
(pathology) a deadly form of gangrene usually caused by clostridium bacteria that produce...
Also contains
- shock
(pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells;...
- wart
(pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus.
- bulla
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid.
- insufficiency
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally.
- paleopathology
The study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence).
- jactitation
(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe...
- irritation
(pathology) abnormal sensitivity to stimulation; "any food produced irritation of the...
- incubation
(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen...
- amyloid
(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration...
More Connections
- diagnostician
A doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis.