Clinical Terms | CT Definitions |
Adenoma | Any neoplasm of glandular epithelium, benign or malignant. |
Autopsy | Examination of the body, its organs and its tissues after death to determine the actual cause of death. |
Carcinoma | Cancer arising in an epithelium |
Fat embolism | Freely floating fat globule in the bloodstream; may result in extensive injury to tissue and bones. Masses may obstruct blood circulation. |
Healing by first intention | The simplest healing. Edges of wound are brought together by sutures. Only small amounts of granulation tissue forms. |
Keloid | Abnormal proliferation of connective tissue during healing of skin wounds; results in a large mass of scar tissue at the skin surface. |
Healing by second intention | Wound edges remain seperated. Healing is slower and larger scars result. |
Lesion | Any injury, wound or infection that affects tissue over an area of a definite size. |
Marfan's syndrome | Genetic disease resulting in abnormalities of connective tissues due to a defect in fibrillin, a potein that helps provide the scaffolding between cells. |
Patholgy | The scientific study of changes in organs and tissues produced by disease. |
Pus | A collection of connective tissue fluid, bacteria, dead and dying tissue cells, white blood cells and macrophages in an inflamed area. |
Sarcoma | Cancer arising in the mesenchyme-derived tissues, that is, in connective tissues and muscle. |
Scurvy | A nutritional deficiency caused by lack of adequate vitamin C to synthesize collagen. |