Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Auto-

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Self

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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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-stasis/-static

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Stand/stay

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-tonic

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-trophy

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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