NR 283 Pathophysiology Exam 1 Graded A+(100% Verified)
Etiology - Cause of particular disease on microscopic level Pathogenesis - Story of how disease develops Atrophy - Decrease in the size of the cells, results in reduced tissue mass Hypertrophy - Increase in cell size, results in enlarged tissue mass Hyperplasia - Increased number of cells, results in enlarged tissue mass Metaplasia - Mature cell type is replaced by a different mature cell type, Ex: chronic smokers, cells lose cilia Dysplasia - Cells are different looking varying in size and shape Neoplasia - New growth, commonly a tumor. May be malignant or benign Apoptosis - Programmed cell death, normal occurrence in the body Ischemia - Deficit of oxygen in the cells Hypoxia - Reduced oxygen in the tissues
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