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An alteration; in pathology, structural alteration of which the cause and significance is uncertain. SYN: shift.

- Armanni-Ebstein c. SYN: Armanni-Ebstein kidney.

- Baggenstoss c. distention of pancreatic acini by proteinaceous secretion, seen in dehydration.

- Crooke hyaline c. replacement of cytoplasmic granules of basophil cells of the anterior pituitary by homogeneous hyaline material; a characteristic finding in Cushing syndrome, but usually not present in the cells of a basophil adenoma. SYN: Crooke hyaline degeneration.

- fatty c. SYN: fatty metamorphosis.

- c. of life colloquialism for 1. menopause; 2. climacteric.

- reactive changes term in the Bethesda classification system for reporting cervical/vaginal cytologic diagnosis that refers to changes benign in nature, associated with inflammation (including typical repair), atrophy with inflammation, radiation, an intrauterine device, and other nonspecific causes. SEE ALSO: Bethesda system, AGUS, LSIL, HSIL.

- trophic changes changes resulting from interruption of nerve supply. SEE ALSO: neurotrophic atrophy.

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