Chapter 3 Flashcards
(36 cards)
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Auto-
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Self
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A-
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Without
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Cyto-
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Cell
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-elle
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Small
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Homo-
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Same
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Hydro-
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Water
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Hyper-
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Above
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Hypo-
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Below
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Iso-
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Equal
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Lyso-
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Dissolving
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Meta-
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Beyond
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Neo-
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New
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-Oma
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Tumor
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-philic
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Loving
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-phobic
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Fearing
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-plasm
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Formed, molded
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-some
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Body
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-stasis/-static
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Stand/stay
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-tonic
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Pressure
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-trophy
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Nourish
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Intravenous solution
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Into a vein
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Tay-Sachs disease
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Tay‑Sachs disease is a life‑threatening disease of the nervous system passed down through families.
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Progeria
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a rare syndrome in children characterized by physical signs and symptoms suggestive of premature old age.
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Werner syndrome
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characterized by the dramatic, rapid appearance of aging.
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Anaplasia
whereby cells lose the morphological characteristics of mature cells
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Apoptosis
the death of cells that occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism's growth or development.
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Atrophy
Waste away
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Biopsy
an examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the presence, cause, or extent of a disease.
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Dysplasia
the enlargement of an organ or tissue by the proliferation of cells of an abnormal type, as a developmental disorder or an early stage in the development of cancer.
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Hyperplasia
the enlargement of an organ or tissue caused by an increase in the reproduction rate of its cells
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Hypertrophy
the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in size of its cells.
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Metaplasia
abnormal change in the nature of a tissue.
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Necrosis
the death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply.
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Progeny
a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring.
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Proteomics
the study of proteomes and their functions.
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Tumor marker
substance present in or produced by a tumor or by the host
