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Module 1F - A&P
Introduction to the Human Body
Question | Answer |
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differentiate | cells during their development start to specialized |
poorly differerentiated cells | means that tissue cells has failed to differentiate or specialized,characteristic of cancer cells |
stem cells | are relatively whose only function is to produce additional unspecialized cells |
tumor | cell growth becomes uncontrolled and disorganized |
benign | classification of tumor - noncancerous |
maligmant | classification of tumor - cancerous |
metastasis | spreading of cancer cells |
atrophy | disorder of cellular growth - a decrease in the size of the cells, leading to a wasting away of tissues and organs |
dysplasia | disorder of cellular growth - abnormal growth. alteration in cell size, shape, and organization these alterations can result in cancer |
hyperplasia | overgroth of increase in the number of cells, result could be increase in size of tissues and organs |
metaplasia | transformation of one cell type into another |
necrosis | death of cells or groups of cells |
neoplasm | abnormal new growth, also called a tumor, could be either benign or malignant |