In brief: Abnormal wrist bone. The lunate is one of eight bones in the wrist. It is shaped like a half-moon and therefore called the lunate. Breakdown of this bone is known as kienbock's disease. The exact cause of this condition is not known. It may be related to various anatomical features unique to you. It may be genetically related.
Quick Answer. Atypical cells, the presence of which is sometimes called dysplasia, have a number of causes that range from infection and/or inflammation to normal aging. Atypical cells usually revert back into normal cells once the cause is identified and treated.
Atypical moles (atypical nevi) or dysplastic moles (dysplastic nevi), are caused by collections of the color-producing (pigment-producing) cells of the skin (melanocytes) in which the cells grow in an abnormal way. Atypical moles may occur as new lesions or as a change in an existing mole. Be sure your atypical moles are not signs of skin cancer (melanoma). 2  Remember the ABCDEs of melanoma lesions: 3  A-Asymmetry: One half of the lesion does not mirror the other half. 4  B-Border: The borders are irregular or vague (indistinct).