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abnormal abscess acid activity acute Aetiology anaemia antibodies antigen arteries associated atheroma atrophy bacteria benign blood bone brain cancer capillary carcinoma cardiac cause cerebral changes chromosome chronic clinical common commonest complications congestion damage deficiency degeneration dilatation disease disorders duct effects enzymes epithelial epithelium factors failure fibres fibrin fibrosis fibrous fluid formation function gene glands glomerulus growth haemoglobin haemolytic haemolytic anaemia haemorrhage heart hepatic histological hormone hyperplasia hypertension immune important increased infarction infection infiltration inflammation inflammatory intestinal ischaemia kidney lesions leukaemia liver loss lung lymph nodes lymphatics lymphocytes lymphoma macrophages malignant marrow mechanisms membrane metabolism muscle necrosis necrotic nerve neurones neutrophils normal obstruction occurs oedema organs osteoblastic particularly pathological patients plasma cells platelets pressure progressive proliferation protein pulmonary rare reaction red cells renal secondary secretion seen skin spread surface syndrome thrombosis thrombus thyroid tissue tract tubules tumour ulcer usually valve vascular veins venous vessels virus