Anemia
- Pathology . a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin,often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cellsand causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- a lack of power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness: His writingsuffers from anemia.
- death of soft tissue due to obstructedcirculation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction.
Necrosis nekros or necro "deadbody" Death: necrobiosis.
- death of a portion of tissue differentially affectedby local injury (as loss of blood supply, corrosion, burning, or thelocal lesion of a disease)
- death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
natural death of tissue is called necrobiosis Necrosis may follow a wide variety of
injuries, both physical(cuts, burns, bruises) and biological (effects of disease-
causingagents). The sign of necrosis-dead tissue-is called a lesion; it isoften of
diagnostic value. Necrosis is brought about byintracellular enzymes that are activated
upon injury and proceedto destroy damaged cells.Death of a circumscribed area of
plant or animal tissue as a resultof an outside agent;.
injuries, both physical(cuts, burns, bruises) and biological (effects of disease-
causingagents). The sign of necrosis-dead tissue-is called a lesion; it isoften of
diagnostic value. Necrosis is brought about byintracellular enzymes that are activated
upon injury and proceedto destroy damaged cells.Death of a circumscribed area of
plant or animal tissue as a resultof an outside agent;.
LESION
The sign of necrosis-dead tissue-is called a lesion.
Phal·lus·es or Phal·li (fāl'ī')
- The penis or clitoris of vetebrates.
