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→Degenerations and Infiltrations
==Degenerations and Infiltrations==
==Degenerations and Infiltrations==
The structural changes known as degenerations and infiltrations are best considered at a
cellular level, and can be understood as deviations from the normal structure and function
of the cell i.e. outside the normal physiological range for that particular cell.
In each of these conditions either the tissue cell shows some change in itself (degeneration)
or something accumulates in the cell or tissue (infiltration). A useful definition of
degenerations and infiltrations, grouping them together, is that they are the morphological
manifestation of an altered metabolism within the cell and the particular kind of change
within a cell or tissue may suggest that a specific type of alteration has occurred.
===Cellular Swelling===
===Cellular Swelling===