Pathology · Digestive System · Easy
Adhesion
Meaning: Band of scar tissue joining surfaces that are normally separate, often after surgery.
In practice: Small bowel obstruction was caused by an adhesion from previous surgery.
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Which word means: Benign, disorganised overgrowth of tissue normally found in that part of the body.
Answer: Hamartoma
Which word means: Presence of blood-borne organisms such as malarial Plasmodium, often measured as a percentage of infected red cells.
Answer: Parasitaemia
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