There are three swelling mechanisms I'm familiar with:
Intracellular swelling (aka. hydropic change, vacuolar degeneration, cellular edema) - where excessive water is accumulated within the cell, causing some pallor, increased turgor, and increase in weight of the organ.
Edema - an abnormal...
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