part 3 Flashcards
Hyperplasia
increase number of cells
ex: prostate, breast ducts
Hpertrophy
increase in size of cells
ex: myocardium, muscle fibers
metaplasia
change of cells
ex: cervical where glandular
bronchioles where glandular
Dysplasia
abnormal development
ex: cervical, fibrous
Benign
slow growth, encapsulated, non-metastatic, well differentiated
Malignant
rapid growth, invasive, metastatic potential, varied differentiated.
tumour
swelling
metastasia
the development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer.
carcinogen
a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue
sublethal injury
injury from being exposed to a chemical
ulcer
an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, fails to heal
causes of granulomatous inflammation
infection
reaction to tumour
immune diseases
What hinders tissue repair
Poor Nutrition Vitamin Defficiency Mineral Deficiency Supressed Inflammation
Karyolysis
the dissolution of the nucleus- swells
pyknosis
shrunken nucleus w/ condensed cromatin