Cellular Flashcards
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Hyper trophy
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Enlargement due to increase in SIZE of cells
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Atrophy
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Decrease in size or # of cells
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Hyperplasia
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Enlargement due to an increase in a NUMBER of cells
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Metaplasia
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Reversible replacement of one mature cell type by another less mature cell type
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Dysplasia
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Abnormal change in size, shape and organization of mature tissue cells
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Anaplasia
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Loss of structural differentiation w in cell or group of cells, hallmark of cancer