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Anerobic
Metabolism occurs in the absence of oxygen
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Apoptosis
Programmed cell death, a normal occurrence of the body.
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Autopsy
Examination of all or part of a body by a pathologist. Gross and microscopic examination of tissues, organs, and fluids, and can include a variety of test depending on individual circumstances.
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Biopsy
Excisions of very small amounts of living tissues.
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Endogenous
Originating from within the body.
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Exogenous
Originating from outside the body.
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Gangrene
An area of necrotic tissue that has been invaded by bacteria.
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Homeostasis
Relatively constant or stable internal environment.
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Hypoxia
Decreased or insufficient oxygen in a tissue.
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Iatrogenic
When a treatment, procedure or error causes a disease.
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Idiopathic
When the cause of a disease is unknown.
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Inflammation
The response to tissue damage, noted by swelling, redness, or pain.
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Ischemia
Decreased blood supply to an organ or tissue.
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Lysis
Dissolution or destruction of a cell
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Lysomal
Destructive enzymes that are releases during lysis which cause inflammation and damage to nearby cells and reduced function.
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Microorganisms
Very small living organisms, usually visible only by a microscope and single celled.
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Microscopic
Visible only when using a microscope, at cellular level.
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Morphologic
Structural changes in the nucleus and the cell.
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Probability
Chance of occurrence.
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