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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Spliceosomes | The noncoding intron segments of the mRNA initially transcribed from a DNA gene are removed by a complicated process involving small structures |
| Proteome | The complete set of proteins synthesized by a cell |
| Hypertrophy | an increase in cell size |
| Atrophy | refers to a decrease in cell size |
| Hyperplasia | Sometimes cells respond to changes in the internal environment by increasing their rate of reproduction |
| Neoplasm | he new mass of cells thus formed is a tumor |
| Benign | Neoplasms may be relatively harmless growths |
| Malignant tumor | tumor cells can break away and travel through the blood or lymphatic vessels to other parts of the body, |
| Anaplasia | Cells in malignant neoplasms often exhibit a characteristic |
| Dysplasia | is an abnormal change in shape, size, or organization of cells in a tissue and is often associated with neoplasms |