gross examination
Unaided eye review
Gross examination is the inspection of tissue, organs, or specimens with the naked eye, without magnification or microscopic analysis.
In pathology and autopsy work, gross examination precedes microscopic study and involves noting size, color, texture, and visible abnormalities.
The gross examination revealed an enlarged liver with irregular margins.
The term gross here means large-scale or visible, contrasting with the fine detail seen under a microscope.
- macroscopicVisible to naked eye
- autopsyMedical examination after death
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- specimenIndividual for examination
- tissueDisposable soft paper
tissue sample · pathology · visual · inspection · naked eye · morgue · body cavity · organ · lesion · tumor · incision · scalpel · surface · texture · color · size · shape · abnormality
- postmortemspostmortem, post-mortem, autopsy, necropsy, postmortem exam
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
- lab testsblood test, blood tests, CBC, urinalysis, complete blood count
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