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| What is cell hypertrophy? |
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| Increase in the size of cells. |
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| An increased number of cells. |
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| A reversible change of one adult cell type to another. It represents the adaptation of a sensitive cell type to a more resistant cell type in an adverse environment. |
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| Deranged differentiation. |
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| Describe epithelial dysplasia. |
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1) Loss of orientation. Disordered maturation
2) Atypical morphology: altered nuclear size, pleomorphism, hyperchromasia, increased nuclear/ cytoplasmic ratio
3) Increased mitotic activity, often suprabasal. |
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| What is carcinoma in situ? |
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| Severe epithelial dysplasia but no invasion through the basement membrane. |
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| Which form of cell adaptation is always pathological? |
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| An abnormal, unco-ordinated proliferation of tissue that persists after stimulus cessation. |
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