epidemiology
the science that deals with why, wen, and where diseases occur and how they are transmitted in a human community
atrophy
a decrease in the size of cells with subsequent decrease in the size of the affected tissue or organ; wasting away
biopsy
the removal and microscopic examination of tissue from the living body for diagnosis
deterioration
the process or state of growing worse; disintegration or wearing away
dysplasia
alteration in size, shape, and organization of cells due to chronic irritation or inflammation
hyperplasia
increase in the number of cells due to an increase in the frequency of cell division
hypertrophy
increase in the size of cells without cell division
metastasis
the transfer of disease from one part of the body to another that is not directly connected with it
necrosis
(necros= death; psos= condition)
neoplasm
any abnormal formation or growth