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MEDICAL WORDS
CH. 4
Question | Answer |
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hypoplasia | incomplete or undeveloped organ or tissue |
hyperplasia | an increase in the number of cells of a body part |
hypoplasia | usually the result of a decrease in the number of cells |
neoplasia | the new and abnormal develpoement of cells that may benign or maligant |
dysplasia | any abnormal development of tissues or organs |
anaplasia | a change in the stucture and orietnation of cells |
aplasia | a developmental failure resulting in the absence of any organ or tissue |
anaplasia | characterized by a loss of differneation and reversion to a more primtive form |
organs | tissues arranged togther to perform a special function |
cell | the smallest and most numerous sturctural unit of living matter |
tissues | a group of cells that performs specialized functions |
systems | organs that work togther to perform the many functions of the body as a whole |