pathophysiology notes 1 Flashcards


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Abscess

swollen area containing an accumulation of puss

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Achondroplasia

genetic bone growth disorder that causes dwarfism

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Analgesia

insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

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Anaplasia

condition of cells with poor cellular differentiation; loss; form backwards

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Atrophy

decrease in cell size

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Dysplasia

abnormal growth and development of cells

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Glomerulonephritis

inflammation of the renal glomeruli

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Hyperalgesia

increased sensitivity to pain or enhanced intensity of pain sensation

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Hypercortisolism

increased cortisol secretion

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Cortisol

hormone that responds to stress

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Hyperpathia

abnormally painful reaction to a stimulus, especially a repeated stimulus

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Hyperplasia

increased cell number

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Hypertonic

higher osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium

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Hypertrophy

increased cell size

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Hypoalgesia

diminished sensitivity to pain

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Hypocortisolism

decreased cortisol secretion

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Hypotonic

lower osmotic pressure than a surrounding medium

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Immunoglobulin

antibody

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Ischemia

inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body

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Metaplasia

transformation of one cell type to another

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Neoplasia

formation or presence of abnormal new growth of tissue

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Osteoma

benign tumor composed of bone tissue

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Osteonecrosis

necrosis or death of bone

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Sacroma

malignant tumor