Pathology Lexicon A-Z: A multilingual glossary app
Pathology, or the study of disease, is fundamental knowledge for the healthcare practitioner.[1] Health sciences students are typically required to describe and interpret gross pathology specimens. These specimens are organs or tissues displaying key features of a disease. Description of their patho...
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| Published in: | African Journal of Health Professions Education Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 212 - 213 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG)
01-12-2021
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| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Pathology, or the study of disease, is fundamental knowledge for the healthcare practitioner.[1] Health sciences students are typically required to describe and interpret gross pathology specimens. These specimens are organs or tissues displaying key features of a disease. Description of their pathological features requires proficiency in unique terminology. This terminology includes precisely tailored adjectives or metaphors (particularly food terms) with which the novice may be unfamiliar – for example, the ‘verrucous’ appearance of certain tumours and the ‘bread-and-butter’ appearance of fibrinous pericarditis. In the South African context where many students are second-language speakers of English,[2] pathology terms may be particularly challenging.[3] |
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| ISSN: | 2078-5127 2078-5127 |
| DOI: | 10.7196/AJHPE.2021.v13i4.1490 |