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Necropsy Vocab
Necropsy clincal rotation vocab
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
09/02/2012

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Anasarca
Definition
generalized edema, and accumulation of interstitial fluid in the subcutaneous connective tissue and the serous cavities of the body
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Aplasia
Definition
absence of a tissue or organ
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atresia
Definition
congenital closure of a normal body opening or tubular structure
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autolysis
Definition
self digestion of tissues after death
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bruise
Definition
and injury producing capillary hemorrhage below an unbroken skin
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carcinoma
Definition
a malignant neoplasm composed of epithelial cells
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caseous necrosis
Definition
a type of tissue death resulting in loss of all cellular outlines and the gross appearance of crumbly, cheese-like material
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catarrhal
Definition
inflammation of a membrane with a free discharge, especially such inflammation of air passages of the head and throat, inflammation of mucous membranes, especially those of the air passages associated with mucoid exudate mixed with WBC
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coagulation necrosis
Definition
necrosis characterized by cell death with preservation of cell form and arrangement, most frequent with infarction
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congestion
Definition
accumulation of blood within the vessels of an organ
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diffuse
Definition
affecting an entire organ or structure
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diphtheritic membrane
Definition
false membrane composed of sloughed epithelial cells and inflammation cells
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emaciation
Definition
excessive leanness
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erosion
Definition
superficial destruction of a surface area by inflammation or trauma without penetration of the basement membrane
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fibrinopurulent
Definition
contains fibrin and pus
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friable
Definition
easily pulverized or crumbled
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gangrenous necrosis
Definition
type of tissue death characterized by putrefactive necrosis, usually caused by anaerobic or other bacteria
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granulation tissue
Definition
fibrous hyperplasia and neovasculatization usually at the site of an injury
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infarct
Definition
tisssue or organ death caused by obstruction of the tissue's blood supply
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ischemia
Definition
local diminution in the blood supply, due to obstruction of inflow of arterial blood or vasoconstriction
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livor mortis
Definition
purple-red discoloration of the dependent parts of the body after death due to pooling of blood
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pluck
Definition
includes tounge, larynx, esophagus, trachea, thymus, attached lymph nodes, heart and lungs
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polyp
Definition
a smooth spherical or oval mass projecting from a membranous surface, may be broad-based or pedunculated
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sarcoma
Definition
a malignant neoplasm composed of mesenchymal cells(fibroblast, muscle, adipocytes, or bone.)
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stenosis
Definition
narrowing of blood vessel or tubular organ or structure
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stricture
Definition
narrowing of a blood vessel or tubular organ or structure
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