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infiltrative

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infiltrative /in·fil·tra·tive/ (in´fil-tra″tiv) pertaining to or characterized by infiltration.
Infiltrative
A process whereby inflammatory or other types of disease spread throughout an organ such as the lungs.

infiltrative
relating to or characterized by infiltration.

infiltrative lipoma
the tissue in the growth resembles normal fat but infiltrates and destroys muscle and connective tissue. Occurs in dogs.

infiltrative
adjective Referring to that which infiltrates or spreads, as in a cancer


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4) Malignancy is confirmed by the presence of nuclear pleomorphism, mitosis, and an infiltrative growth pattern?
In 53 of these participants the infiltrative lesions measured >10 cm in diameter and invaded or surrounded vascular structures, biliary structures, or both.
Chapter topics in this section range from mechanical and rheumatologic disorders, infections, tumors, and infiltrative lesions, to endocrinologic and metabolic disorders of the spine.
 
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