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adhesion
restrictive fibrous connections ( thin bands of scar tissue )
that can result from surgery, infection, or other injury to serous membrane
anaplasia
an irreversible change/regression in the size and shape of tissue cells - characteristic of some characters
ana = backwards
plasia = growth or development
dysplasia
abnormal development in the shape, size, and organization of tissue cells, can become cancerous
dys = diseased; abnormal
plasia = growth or development
exfoliative cytology
the study of cells shed (exfoliated) or collected from epithelial surfaces
metaplasia
replacement of one differentiated cell type with another mature differentiated cell type; “change in form”
meta = indicating change
plasia = growth or development
necrosis
tissue destruction that occurs after cells have been injured or destroyed
oncologists
p-hysicians who specialize in identifying and treating cancers
pathologists
physicians who specialize in the study of disease procceses
Regeneration
the repair of injured tissue
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