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| Removing tissue from a living patient. |
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| Removal of entire tumor, lesion, or affected diseased organ from a living patient. |
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| Surgical removal of a part or section of a tumor, diseased organ, or lesion. |
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| Removal of a plug of skin or mucous membrane with a device called a "punch." |
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| Removal of a thin skin layer with a blade. |
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| Removing inner core of tissue, such as liver and kidney. |
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| Cells are detached from a surface (primarily the uterine cervix). |
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| fine-needle aspiration (FNA) |
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| Removing cells via suction from a mass. |
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| Using saline or other fluid to collect cells (from, for example, the stomach). |
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| Rapid freezing of water in tissue and embedding with paraffin or other artificial medium. |
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| Decrease in tissue bulk or structure from its previous size. |
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| Wasting or atrophy due to starvation. |
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| Irreversible chemical changes due to aging. |
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| Results from prolonged immobilization or lack of movement. |
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| Broad term in pathology referring to changes in tissue chemistry. |
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| Fat content increases in connective tissue areas of various organs. |
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| Fatty material normally found in blood but also occurring in certain tissues and diseases. |
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| Calcium deposits in inflamed tissue, fibrotic or degenerative tissue. |
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| Pathologic calcification as well as bone tissue formation. |
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| Found in gout tissues and other metabolic disorders. |
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| Bile pigment resulting from degradation of hemoglobin in the liver. |
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| Yellow or greenish color in tissue as a result of liver disease. |
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| Physical and chemical changes of tissue, cells, or organs which is seen in death. |
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| Local and extensive necrosis usually affecting an extremity. |
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| Necrosis that is localized and due to an obstruction. |
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| Also called decay (of the body after death). |
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| CIN (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia) |
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| congenital adrenal hyperplasia |
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| Study of chemical properties and substances which interact with the living body. |
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| Microscopic and chemical examination of urinary specimens. |
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| Study of microscopic living things, such as fungi and bacteria. |
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| For disease clarification. |
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| Used to identify disease or problems before further harm. |
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| Brings out features otherwise not seen in specimens. |
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| Tests frequently performed as a group. |
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| Positive result in an unaffected person. |
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| Normal or negative result despite disease presence in a person. |
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| Refers to a test's ability to reflect a specific abnormality. |
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| Ability of a test to yield the same result time and again. |
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| Chemical substance which is made to react with another substance (such as on a urine dipstick). |
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| CBC (complete blood count) |
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| Simply stated, measures red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. |
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| The protein in red cells that carries oxygen. |
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| The proportion of blood that consists of red blood cells. |
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| MCV (mean corpuscular volume) |
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| Measurement of average size of RBCs. |
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| MCH (mean corpuscular hemoglobin) |
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| Measurement of average amount of hemoglobin inside a red blood cell. |
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| Summary of various types of white cells in a stained smear of blood. |
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| Test to determine how many platelets (to clot blood) in the blood. |
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| Minerals of the body which have an electrical charge and are found in blood, urine. |
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| ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, sed rate) |
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| Blood test to determine inflammation in the body. |
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| Test to screen for liver disease, alcohol abuse. |
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| C. diff (Clostridium difficile) |
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| Test for bacterial toxin in feces. |
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| Cardiac marker for heart failure. |
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| Screening for birth defects in infants and other ailments in adults. |
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| To screen for cystic fibrosis. |
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| Ovarian cancer screening to determine treatment. |
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| To assess for rheumatoid arthritis. |
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