Sentences with phrase «into abnormal tissue»

The endometrium continues to grow and can undergo changes into abnormal tissue, leading to cancer.»

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«The ventricles hold fluid, and in abnormal aging the fluid expands into the spaces made as tissue atrophies,» she says.

These pathologies fall broadly into four categories: coagulopathy, where abnormal blood clotting is caused; haemorrhaging, where bleeding occurs; neurotoxicity, which damages the nervous system causing paralysis, and cytotoxicity, where the bite causes death of cells and destruction of tissue.

The test requires removing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients by means of a spinal tap, putting samples into a bath of normally shaped prion proteins, and agitating the solution to encourage any abnormal prion «seeds» in the tissue to latch onto the regular proteins.

«Over recent years, major investments in research in areas like immunology, cell biology and genetics have provided impressive insights into the basic biology of fundamental processes, such as injury, repair and neoplasia (abnormal cancerous tissue growth),» Elias said.

It involves abnormal cells that have not spread into breast tissue from the ducts or lobules where they began.

A hernia occurs when one tissue or organ protrudes through another into an abnormal place on the body, often causing a lump or bump.

Commonly referred to as «cherry eye,» a prolapsed gland of the nictitating membrane (PGNM) is essentially a herniation, or a protrusion of normal tissue into an abnormal place.

Although the veterinarian gave it her all in her efforts to repair the leg by cutting a still - visible seven - inch line deep into the muscle tissue parallel to the femur with the intention of surgical intervention, upon further inspection and manipulation of the area, she determined the bone had already formed a callous along the fracture line and healed in a novel — read: abnormal — shape, and it was in the terrified, forlorn, unsocialized, fear - reactive dog's best interest to merely stretch the bruised, swollen and contracted muscle as much as possible, stitch up the leg, wrap it in gauze and Coban, and safely confiscate and then place the dog with a local rescue organization until he would be ready for adoption into a loving, permanent home.)

The inherited conditions of aortic stenosis (a narrowing above the aortic heart valve or the aortic valve itself), atopy / allergic dermatitis (skin allergies), gastric dilatation volvulus (bloat / stomach dilation), early onset cataracts (a clouding of the lens inside the eye), dilated cardiomyopathy (enlargement of the chambers of the heart and thinning of the muscle wall), elbow dysplasia (abnormal growth of tissues that leads to malformation and degeneration of the joint), epilepsy (brain seizures), hypothyroidism (underactive production of thyroid hormones), intervertebral disk disease (problems with the disks between the vertebrae of the spine leading to neurological problems), and hepatic portosystemic shunt (an abnormal blood circulation where blood is diverted around the liver rather than into it) are more prevalent in purebred dogs than in mixed - breed.

Lab Technician II — TRL Plasma Laboratories — January 2013 — Present • Monitor the heat sealing and aseptic sampling of plasma units; place units of plasma into freezer in timely manner in order to ensure quality of product • Label plasma samples and units properly and store according to policy; manage an average of 50 different plasma units on a regular basis • Evaluate refrigerator and freezer temperatures ad inform supervisor if equipment is malfunctioning • Maintain efficient and clean work environment and ensure inventory is stocked properly; answer phones and answer questions or transfer calls to appropriate departmentLab Technician I — ABC Medical Technologies, Inc. — May 2007 — January 2013 • Operated laboratory equipment, such as cell counters and microscopes, to analyze urine, blood, and tissue samples; recorded both normal and abnormal findings; had less than a.1 percent margin of error in sample findings • Used computerized instruments and automated equipment to perform multiple tests at one time; maintained calibration and proper function of equipment on a regular basis • Entered data from tests into physician reports; discussed abnormal results with supervisor and re-ran tests before logging data into patient's medical record

Recorded both normal and abnormal results for blood, urine, tissue and other samplings into the EMR.