Word Work Flashcards
1
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myocyte
A
muscle cell
2
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osteocyte
A
bone cell
3
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leukocyte
A
white blood cell
4
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phagocyte
A
engulfs and destroys pathogens
5
Q
ischaemia
A
restriction of blood supply to tissues
6
Q
hypoxic
A
pertaining to low O2
7
Q
hypoxia
A
condition of low O2
8
Q
atrophy
A
dec. in size or number of cells –> dec. tissue mass
9
Q
hypertrophy
A
inc. in size of cells —> inc. in tissue mass
10
Q
hyperplasia
A
inc in the number of cells
11
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metaplasia
A
change in cell character
12
Q
dysplasia
A
abnormal growth
13
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neoplasia
A
new abnormal excessive cell growth
14
Q
apoptosis
A
the natural death of cells/ programmed cell death
15
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necrosis
A
a form of cell in jury which results in the premature death of cells in living tissue often resulting in lack of blood flow
