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9 Cards in this Set
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What is a Hartoma? |
- Arise during embryonic development - Disordered aggregate of tissues - Grow with patient - not neoplastic |
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What is an ectopia? |
Islands of normal tissue |
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Define Hypertrophy and give examples |
Increased cell size e.g. Skeletal muscle bulk, LVH |
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Define Hyperplasia and give examples |
Increased cell number e.g. Goitre, BPH |
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Define Atrophy and give examples |
A diminution or 'wasting away' of tissue - physiological or pathological e.g. physiological - Thymus pathological - disuse - immobility - plaster cast |
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Define metaplasia and give examples |
Replacement of one differentiated tissue type by another in response to environmental stimulus e.g. Respiratory -> squamous epithelium (smoking) |
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What is diverticula? |
Diverticulosis - pouches (diverticula) form in wall of colon |
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What is intussusception? |
Inversion of one portion of the intestine within another |
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What is herniation? |
Abnormal protrusion of tissue through an opening |
