Mechanism Of Disease

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Allergan

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Environmental substance that causes an allergic reaction

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Allergy

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The state when the immune response is too intense or a hyper sensitive to an environmental substance

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Congenital

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Present at birth usually concerning a congenital abnormality present at birth

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Infection

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Invasion of micro organisms into the tissue causing cell or tissue injury thus leading to the inflammatory response

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Neoplasm

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New growth and increase in cell number leading to an increase in tissue size commonly called tumors

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Malignant

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Deadly or progressing to death cancerous

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Benign

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Having limited growth non-cancerous

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Encapsulated

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Enclosed in a capsule term used to describe benign tumors

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Cancer

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Any malignant tumor

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Metastatic

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Spreads from a site of origin to a secondary site in the body spread of cancer

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Trauma

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A physical or mental injury from an external force

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Infection

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Invasion of micro organisms into the tissue causing cell or tissue injury thus leading to the inflammatory response

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Inflammation

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A protective immune response that is triggered by any type of injury or irritant

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Autoimmunity

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The state when the immune response attacks itself

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Hypoxia

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Not enough oxygen in tissues

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Anoxia

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No oxygen

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Atrophy

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A decrease in cell size which lead to a discrete in the size of the tissue and organ

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Hypertrophy

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An increase in the size of the cell leading to an increase in the tissue and organ size

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Hyperplasia

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Too much growth and increase insulin number overgrowth in response to some type of stimulus

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Dysplasia

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An alteration in size shape and organization of cells

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Metaplasia

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A cellular adaptation in which the cell changes to another type of cell change growth

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Neoplasia

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The development of a new type of cell with an uncontrolled growth pattern

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Ischemia

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Hypoxia Of cells or tissue caused by decreased blood flow

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Necrosis

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Cellular death

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Gangrene

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A condition occurring when saprophytic bacteria become involved in necrotic tissue

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Morbidity

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The state of being diseased

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Cachexia

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A term used to describe any individual who has an ill thin wasted appearance

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Degenerative disease

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Related to aging or destruction of tissue functions and use

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Oncology

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The study of tumors

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Organ rejection

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The process in which the body’s immune system recognizes in Organ after transplant as foreign and attacks it leading to organ death

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Neoplasm

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New growth an increase in his cell number leading to an increase in tissue size commonly called tumors

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Immunodeficiency

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The state when the immune response is an able to defend the body do you to a decrease or absence of Leukocytes it primarily lymphocytes

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Autoimmune

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The state when the immune response attacks itself

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Isoimmune

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A high level of a specific antibody as a result of antigen stimulation from the red blood cells of another individual Isoimmunization may occur when a RH negative person is treated with a transfusion of RH positive blood

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Trauma

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Motor vehicle accidents poison firearms falls suicide suffocation homicide