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abnormal changes in size, shape, or organization of cells in a tissue
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dysplasia
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type of cell death in which the affected cells or tissue are converted into a dry, dull, fairly homogeneous eosinophilic mass as a result of the denaturation of proteins
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coagulative necrosis
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enlargement of an organ or a tissue as a result of an increase in the size rather than the number of constituent cells
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hypertrophy
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the cause or origin of a disease or disorder as determined by medical diagnosis
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etiology
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a decrease in size of a body organ, tissue, or part owing to disease, injury, or lack of use
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atrophy
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type of cell death marked by a circumscribed lesion consisting of the fluid remains of dead tissue that was digested by enzymes
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liquefactive necrosis
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deposition of calcium salts in otherwise normal tissue, because of elevated levels of calcium
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metastatic calcification
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a natural process of self-destruction in certain cells that is determined by the genes
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apoptosis
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the cellular events and mechanisms occurring in the development of a disease
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pathogenesis
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a variable that initiates a disease process
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etiologic factor
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an atom or group of atoms that has at least one unpaired electron and is therefore unstable and highly reactive
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free radical
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a variable that increases the possibility of disease or injury
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risk factor
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type of cell death characterized by the formation of small quantities of calcium soaps when fat is hydrolyzed into glycerol and fatty acids
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fat necrosis
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the mineralization of dead or dying tissue without a systemic mineral imbalance
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dystrophic calcification
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objective evidence of the existence of disease
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sign
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an increase in the number of cells in an organ or a tissue with consequent enlargement of the organ or tissue
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hyperplasia
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an indication of disease, especially when experienced by an individual as a change from normal function, sensation, or appearance
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symptom
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a group of signs and symptoms that collectively indicate or characterize a disease
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syndrome
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a disease resulting from the activity of physicians
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iatrogenic disease
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the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another mature differentiated cell type
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metaplasia
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lack of adequate oxygen in a tissue
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hypoxia
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a type of tissue death in which all cellular outline is lost and tissue appears crumbly and cheeselike, usually seen in tuberculosis
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caseous necrosis
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the name given to accidental death of cells and living tissue
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necrosis
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a disease having no known cause
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idiopathic disease
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stage of disease in which signs and symptoms are mild and nonspecific
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prodromal phase
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