Language of Medicine Chapter 19
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| Papillary Tumour - give accented syllable | PAP - TU
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| Anaplasia - give accented syllable | PLA
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| Adjuvant - give accented syllable | AD
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| pharmacokinetics - give accented syllable | NET
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| differentiation | specializtion of cells
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| morbidity | condition of being diseased
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| modality | method of treatment
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| remission | absence of symptoms of disease
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| metastasis | spread of a malignant tumor
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| chemotherapy | treatment cancer with drugs
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| oncology | study of maligant tumors
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| carcinoma in situ | cancer, cancerous
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| malignant | harmful cancer
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| hyperplasia | incrase growth in number of cells
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| PSCT | Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant
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| Which is an example of a solid tumor derived from epithelial tissue? | Adencarcinoma of the Lung
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| What term describes localized tumor growth? | Carcinoma in situ
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| What does staging a tumor mean? | Assessing the extent of tumor spread
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| Which term is use in treatment of tumors with radiation? | Linear accelerator
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| Which is a description of an estrogent receptor assay? | Tests the concentration of hormone receptor sites in cells of breast cancer patients
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| What best describes interferon? | Biological response modifier
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| Which term means cancerous tumor derived from bone? | Osteogenic sarcoma
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| A side effect of radiation therapy (redness of skin): | Erythema
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| A side effect of chemotherapy or radiotherapy (hair loss): | Alopecia
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| Hypoplasia of bone marrow: | Myelosuppression
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| Inflammation of the inner lining of an organ: | Mucositis
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| Maligant tumor of fibrous tissue: | fibrosarcoma
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| Additional treatment | adjuvant therapy
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| Complex, naturally occurring chemicals | steriods
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| Pertaining to tumors filled with mucus | mucinous
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| VEGF | secreted by tmors to stimulate formation of new blood vessels
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| EPO | promotes the growth of red blood cells
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| mets | spread of malignant cells to a distant site
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| Pieces of DNA that can cause a normal cell to become malignant | cellular oncogenes
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| Unit of absorbed radition dose | gray (gy)
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| Evaluation of the degree of maturity of tumor cells | grading of tumors
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| Pedunculated | Possessing a stemor stalk (peduncle)
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| Oncogene | Region of DNA in tumor cells or in viruses that cause cancer
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| Mutation | Change in genetic material (DNA)of a cell
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| Radiation | Energy carried by a stream of particles
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| Possessing a stem or stalk (peduncle) | Pedunculated
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| Region of DNA in tumor cells or in viruses that cause cancer | Oncogene
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| Change in genetic material (DNA) of a cell | Mutation
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| Energy carried by a stream of particles | Radiation
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| Extending beyond the normal tissue boundaries | inFILTRATIVE
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| Having the ability to enter and destroy surrounding tissue | inVASIVE
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| Abnormal formation of cells | dysPLASTIC
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| Localized growth of cells | carcinOMA IN SITU
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| Formation of blood vessels | angioGENESIS
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| Extending beyond normal boundaries, local invasion of tissue | inFILTRATIVE
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| Treatment using drugs | chemoTHERAPY
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| Possessing stem or stalk | pedUNCULATED
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| Specialization of cells | difERENTIATION
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| cac/o | bad
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| carcin/o | cancerous, cancer
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| cauter/o | burn, heat
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| cry/o | cold
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| fung/i | fungus, mushroom
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| medull/o | soft inner part
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| mucos/o | mucous membrane
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| radi/o | rays
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| -plasia (suffixe) | formation, growth
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| brachy- (prefix) | short (distance)
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| meta- (prefix) | beyond, change
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