Chapter 3 Vocab 2 Flashcards
Apoptosis
“cell-suicide” genes become activated
Anaplasia
Loss of tissue differentiation and function
Atrophy
A decrease in size of cells with decrease in size of affected tissue or organ
Biopsy
Removal and examination of tissue for diagnosis
Dyplasia
Alteration in size, shape, and organization of cells
Hyperplasia
Increase in number of cells due to increase in cell division
Hypertrophy
Increase in size of cells without cell division
Metaplasia
Transformation of one type of cell into another
Necrosis
Adjacent cells swell, burst, and spill their cytoplasm into the ICF
Progeny
Offspring or descendants
Proteomics
Study of all of an organism’s proteins
Tumor marker
Substance that indicates a specific tumor is present
Intravenous solution
Liquids infused into the blood
T-Sachs Disease
Absence of a single lysosomal enzyme
Progeria
Rapid aging from normal development in first year, death around 13