Chapter 3 Vocab 2 Flashcards

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Apoptosis

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“cell-suicide” genes become activated

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Anaplasia

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Loss of tissue differentiation and function

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Atrophy

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A decrease in size of cells with decrease in size of affected tissue or organ

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Biopsy

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Removal and examination of tissue for diagnosis

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Dyplasia

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Alteration in size, shape, and organization of cells

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Hyperplasia

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Increase in number of cells due to increase in cell division

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Hypertrophy

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Increase in size of cells without cell division

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Metaplasia

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Transformation of one type of cell into another

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Necrosis

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Adjacent cells swell, burst, and spill their cytoplasm into the ICF

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Progeny

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Offspring or descendants

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Proteomics

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Study of all of an organism’s proteins

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Tumor marker

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Substance that indicates a specific tumor is present

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Intravenous solution

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Liquids infused into the blood

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T-Sachs Disease

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Absence of a single lysosomal enzyme

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Progeria

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Rapid aging from normal development in first year, death around 13

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Werner syndrome

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Rapid acceleration of aging, death before 50