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hyperplasia
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increase in # of cells
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Hypertrophy
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increase in size of cell
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involution
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decrease in cell size or number, normal
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atrophy
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decrease in cell size or number, abnormal
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metaplasia
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conversion of one tissue type to another
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trans-differentiation
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conversion of one cell type to another
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dysplasia
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abnormal cytological appearance and abnormal tissue architecture
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cytological
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microscopical
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is dysplasia a normal cell adaptation?
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No
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neoplasm
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new and abnormal growth - uncontrolled
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what types of neoplasm are there
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benign or malignant
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accessory/ectopic tissue
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normal tissue in wrong site
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hamartoma
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normal tissue in abnormal distribution kind of tissue you expect but they're all mixed up
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dyskaryosis
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dysplasia
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