Intro to path cumulative review # 1

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Branch of pathology that is concerned with studying body secretions.

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clinical pathology

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An underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue, organ, or body part.

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hypoplasia

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What is an abnormality that a person is born with in which one or both kidneys are smaller than normal but have normal structure, caused by an inadequate or below-normal number of cells?

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Hypoplasia

Renal hypoplasia

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What is the replacement of destroyed tissue with connective tissue referred to as?

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repair

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What is the process of healing referred to as?

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repair

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a decrease in arterial blood flow or supply to a given part of the body

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Ischemia

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What is the prediction of the probable outcome of a disease called?

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prognosis

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A benign neoplasm found in blood vessels.

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Hemangioma

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Which type of hyperemia results from an accumulation of blood in a body part due to venous obstruction?

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Passive hyperemia

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an inflammation of the protective sac around the heart

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pericarditis