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Chapter 1&2 - Cellular Regeneration/Functions Vocab

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Definition
Cellular Edema   Cellular swelling  
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Hypoxia   Lack of oxygen in the body  
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Etiology   The original cause of cellular alteration or disease  
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Homeostasis   When the body is resting at a state of equilibrium  
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Allostasis   The body's way of adapting to acute stress to maintain homeostasis  
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Allostatic Load   "wear and tear" on the body after experiencing chronic stress  
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Allostatic Overload   Prolonged allostatic load that exceeds an individual's capacity and becomes dysregulated  
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Cellular adaptation   Protective mechanism that prevents cellular/tissue harm due to stressors  
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Pathognomic changes   Unique histological findings that point to a distinct disease process (ex: crater in the stomach = ulcer)  
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Histology   The microscopic study of tissues and cells for diagnostic purposes  
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Biopsy   The extraction of cell samples from an organ or mass of tissue for histological examination  
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Differentiation   The maturation of a cell from a simple form to a more specialized type of cell (ex: zygote ---> embryo)  
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Atrophy   The shrinkage of a cell due to a decrease in work demands  
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Hypertrophy   The enlargement of cells due to overuse  
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Physiologic vs pathologic   Physiologic: a normal or healthy body process Pathologic: a diseased or abnormal process  
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Angiogenesis   The creation of new blood vessels  
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Hyperplasia   an increase in the # of cells in an organ or tissue  
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Metaplasia   when one cell type is replaced by another (reversable change)  
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Dysplasia   Deranged cell growth of a specific tissue resulting in various sizes and organization of cells  
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Anaplasia   The progression of abnormal cells, eventually leading to loss of differentiation  
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Neoplasia   Disorganized, uncoordinated, uncontrolled cell growth that is considered cancerous  
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Endothelium   the continuous layer of cells that line the blood vessels  
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VEGF (what do these acronyms stand for?)   Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor  
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Endothelin   A peptide that constricts blood vessels to raise blood pressure  
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Atherosclerosis   A build up of plaque that causes blockages in arteries  
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Hypertension   High blood pressure  
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Hyperglycemia   High blood sugar  
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Free radicals   a highly reactive molecule with unpaired electrons that can easily bond to cells and create oxidative stress and potential DNA damage  
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Hyperlipidemia   High lipids/cholesterol in the blood  
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Atherogenesis   The creation of plaque  
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Apoptosis   programmed cell death  
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Necrosis   cell death due to injury that is irreversible  
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Infarction   Death of tissue resulting from prolonged ischemia  
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Ischemia   Lack of oxygenated blood to tissues  
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Gangrene   Prolonged ischemia, infarction and necrosis that becomes infected with Clostridium perfringens  
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Wet gangrene   bacteria invades tissue and swells, oozes, and has a foul odor  
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Dry gangrene   Lack of blood supply leading to tissue death (turns black)  
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