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PATHOLOGIC PROCESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An organic process occurring as a consequence of disease
Synonyms:
pathologic process; pathological process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("pathologic process" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pathologic process"):
feminisation; feminization (the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration)
infection ((medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease)
metastasis (the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body)
neoplasia (the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor)
pathogenesis (the origination and development of a disease)
Context examples:
A non-neoplastic pathologic process that affects the larynx.
(Non-Neoplastic Laryngeal Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding indicating the presence of epithelial changes in a tissue sample that result from a pathologic process.
(Epithelial Damage, NCI Thesaurus)
A rupture of the fallopian tube wall due to tubal pregnancy, or other traumatic or pathologic processes.
(Fallopian Tube Perforation, NCI Thesaurus)
A pathologic process in which alterations at the molecular level result in a more aggressive cytologic and phenotypic profile and clinical course of a malignant neoplasm.
(Cancer Progression, NCI Thesaurus)
A rupture in the wall of the extrahepatic or intrahepatic bile duct due to traumatic or pathologic processes.
(Bile Duct Perforation, NCI Thesaurus)
A rupture in the bladder wall due to traumatic or pathologic processes.
(Bladder Perforation, NCI Thesaurus)
Abnormal heart beat resulting from a pathologic process in the cardiac atria.
(Atrial Arrhythmia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A term that refers to the classification of a disorder according to the anatomic site that is involved in the pathologic process.
(Disorder by Site, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by a pathologic process involving the brain.
(Encephalopathy, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
A rupture in the duodenal wall due to traumatic or pathologic processes.
(Duodenal Perforation, NCI Thesaurus)
