Terms related to chapter 4
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| Adenoma | Any neoplasm of glandular epithelium, benign or malignant.
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| Autopsy | Examination of the body, its organs and its tissues after death to determine the actual cause of death.
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| Carcinoma | Cancer arising in an epithelium
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| Fat embolism | Freely floating fat globule in the bloodstream; may result in extensive injury to tissue and bones. Masses may obstruct blood circulation.
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| Healing by first intention | The simplest healing. Edges of wound are brought together by sutures. Only small amounts of granulation tissue forms.
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| Keloid | Abnormal proliferation of connective tissue during healing of skin wounds; results in a large mass of scar tissue at the skin surface.
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| Healing by second intention | Wound edges remain seperated. Healing is slower and larger scars result.
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| Lesion | Any injury, wound or infection that affects tissue over an area of a definite size.
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| Marfan's syndrome | Genetic disease resulting in abnormalities of connective tissues due to a defect in fibrillin, a potein that helps provide the scaffolding between cells.
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| Patholgy | The scientific study of changes in organs and tissues produced by disease.
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| Pus | A collection of connective tissue fluid, bacteria, dead and dying tissue cells, white blood cells and macrophages in an inflamed area.
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| Sarcoma | Cancer arising in the mesenchyme-derived tissues, that is, in connective tissues and muscle.
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| Scurvy | A nutritional deficiency caused by lack of adequate vitamin C to synthesize collagen.
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