Terms Flashcards
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Abscess
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a localised collection of pus within an organ of tissues
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Atrophy
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diminution of an organ or tissue which has previously reached mature size
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Cirrhosis
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a liver disease is characterised by necrosis of hepatocytes with fibrosis and regeneration leading to a loss of liver architecture
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Neoplasm
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an abnormal mass of tissue, involving the proliferation of cells, growth of which exceeds and is uncoordinated with that of normal cells
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OEDEMA
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swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in your body’s tissues.
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Ulcer
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a lesion resulting from a circumcised loss of surface epithelium of variable depth
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Thrombosis
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Embolism
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Infarction
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Idiopathic
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Ischaemia
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Giardiasis
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Purulent
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Pyogenic infection
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Calcification
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