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Medical Terminology
Chapter 2 - Cells
Cells | Disorders or Diseases |
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Hypoxia | Decrease of blood flow to cellular structure. |
Anoxia | Lack of oxygen flow to cellular structure, usually causing cell death. |
Dysplasia | Change to the size,shape and organization of cells as a result of a stimulus. |
Metaplasia | Ability to change into another type of cell due to protective response to stimulus. |
Hyperplasia | Increase in number which is related to hormonal stimulation. |
Hypertrophy | Increase in size usally as a result of increase in workload. |
Athophy | Decrease in size usually due to aging or disease. |
Tumors | When cell dividion does not occur in usual pattern, abnormal and uncontrolled growth results in this. |
Metastasis | Malignant tumors spread to other parts of the body by this process. |
Neoplasms | Tumors are also known as this and are wither benign ( not cancerous) or malignant ( cancerous). |