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The wasting or decrease in size of an organ or tissue that was once of normal size is

The concept that diseased cells make-up diseased tissues, which make-up diseased organs, which make-up diseased systems, which make up a diseased body is the

Necrosis can arise when cellular proteins are _______________ by heat, radiation, pH changes, or other mechanisms.

A form of necrosis that creates a yellow, cheese-like material

A congenital fissure in the palate forming a communicating passageway between the oral and nasal cavities is

The movement of solvent from an area of greater solute concentration to an area of lesser solvent concentration, through a semi-permeable membrane, is

Stab wounds produce what type of injury?

A regressive tissue change caused by the presence of a waxy, starch-like substance is 

An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to an increase in the number of cells is 

A disease that is continuously present in a community is