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fatty infiltration

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infiltration /in·fil·tra·tion/ (in″fil-tra´shun)
1. the pathological diffusion or accumulation in a tissue or cells of substances not normal to it or in amounts in excess of the normal.
2. infiltrate (2).
3. the deposition of a solution directly into tissue; see under anesthesia.

adipose infiltration  fatty i.
calcareous infiltration  deposit of lime and magnesium salts in the tissues.
cellular infiltration  the migration and accumulation of cells within the tissues.
fatty infiltration 
1. a deposit of fat in tissues, especially between cells; the term describes an older concept now included in fatty change.
2. the presence of fat vacuoles in the cell cytoplasm.

fatty infiltration
n.
The abnormal accumulation of fat droplets in the cytoplasm of cells.

fatty infiltration,
a normal phase of breast development, characterized by accumulation of increased amounts of fat around the parenchymal breast tissue. It is normally followed later in life by involution.

infiltration [in″fil-tra´shun]
1. the pathological accumulation in tissue or cells of substances not normal to them or in amounts in excess of the normal.
2. infiltrate (def. 2).
3. the deposition of a solution directly into tissue; see infiltration anesthesia.
adipose infiltration fatty infiltration.
calcareous infiltration deposit of lime and magnesium salts in the tissues.
cellular infiltration the migration and accumulation of cells within the tissues.
fatty infiltration
1. a deposit of fat in tissues, especially between cells.
2. the presence of fat vacuoles in the cell cytoplasm.
intravenous infiltration
1. the movement of a needle or cannula from within a vessel into the surrounding tissue. The typical symptoms are a slowed flow of fluids, swelling, pallor, coolness of the skin, and discomfort in the area; severity of the symptoms will depend on the amount and type of fluid infused.
2. inadvertent administration of parenteral fluid into the tissues.

infiltration
the diffusion or accumulation in a tissue or cells of substances not normal to it or in amounts in excess of the normal; also, the material so accumulated.

adipose infiltration
fatty infiltration.
infiltration anesthesia
the injection of a number of small amounts into the tissue around the operation site.
calcareous infiltration
deposit of lime and magnesium salts in the tissues.
cellular infiltration
the migration and accumulation of cells within the tissues.
fatty infiltration
1. a deposit of fat in tissues, especially between cells.
2. the presence of fat vacuoles in the cell cytoplasm.
urinous infiltration
the extravasation of urine into a tissue.


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This sign may stem from diverse pathophysiologic mechanisms, including dilated hepatic sinusoids (in heart failure), persistently high venous pressure leading to liver congestion (in chronic constrictive pericarditis), dysfunction and engorgement of hepatocytes (in hepatitis), fatty infiltration of parenchymal cells causing fibrous tissue (in cirrhosis), distention of liver cells with glycogen (in diabetes), and infiltration of amyloid (in amyloidosis).
2) Differentiation must also be made from Crohn's disease, where fibrofatty changes (which are characterized by ulcerations along the mesenteric border) are present, extending into the leaves of mesentery with fatty infiltration, thickening, and retraction.
24) Obesity-associated Liver Disease Hyperlipidemia leads to fatty infiltration of the liver with the potential for hepatic disease.
 
 
 
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