- Author Rachel Wainwright wainwright@abchealthonline.com.
- Public 2023-12-15 07:39.
- Last modified 2025-11-02 20:14.
Generalization in pathology
Generalization in pathology (generalisatio; lat. Generalis - general, main) is the spread of a pathological process in an organ or the whole body from a limited focus.
Types of generalization:
- hematogenous (haematogena) - as a result of the movement of the agent with the blood flow, causing the pathological process;
- intracanalicular (intracanalicularis; Latin intra - inside + canaliculus - tubule) - due to the advancement of the agent that causes the pathological process through cracks or natural channels (mainly along the respiratory and urinary tract, digestive tract);
- lymphogenic (lymphogena) - as a result of the movement of an agent with the flow of lymph, leading to a pathological process;
- generalization per continuitatem - occurring due to the increase (growth) of the primary lesion;
- mixed (mixta) - carried out as a result of the spread by various ways (lymphogenous, hematogenous, etc.) of the agent that causes the pathological process.
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