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study of bodily fluids   clinical pathology  
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examination of a dead human body is   autopsy, post morteum examination of the body, and necropsy  
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an acute disease is   rapid onset with short duration  
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a disease caused by a pathogenic organism is   infectious  
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the state or condition of being poisoned   intoxication  
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disease caused by lack of an essential element   deficency  
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a sudden increase in severity of signs and symptoms   exacerbation  
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objective manifestation of a disease   acute, symptom  
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change produced by a disease   lesion  
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study of the cause of disease is   etiology  
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the varius pathological processes indicating some disturbance in cell metabolism   regressive tissue changes  
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enter into the healthy because of overflow   infiltration  
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injuries   degenerations  
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when coloring matters pass into the tissues and accumulate   pigmentation  
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coloring matter is from normal pigment present in the body   endogenous  
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pigment which entered the body from outside   exogenous  
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orange yellowish pigment present in bile   billirubin  
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digestive juice produced by the liver and is involved in lipid breakdown   bile  
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billirubin collects in the tissues causing a yellowish discoloration of the skin, whites of eyes, and other areas   jaundice or icterus  
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results from the hemolysis of red bloods cells   post mortem stain  
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abnormal amounts of melanin accumulate in the tissues   melanosis. freckle or mole are common examples  
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pigmentations caused by inhalation of dust are   pneumoconiosis  
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pneumoconiosis caused by coal dust   anthracosis. black lung disease  
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inhalation of stone dust   silicosis  
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inhalation of cotton dust and related foreign materials   byssinosis. mill fever or brown lung  
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general term referring to the deterioration of cells within the body due to changes which occur within the cytoplasm of cells and which affecttheir normal functions   degeneration  
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fatty molecules are accumulationg within cells and have adverse effect on normal cellular function   fatty degeneration. fatty liver. enlarged, yellowish, and greasy to the touch  
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waxy starchlike substance called amyloid is deposited in the tissues. matabollic disorder involving proteins   amyloid diease  
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cellular swelling. given to the appearence cells take on when they are somewhat swollen and contain an abnormal amount of water   cloudy swelling  
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condition in which calcium is deposited withing the tissues of the body with no attempt at bone formation   pathological calcification  
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lesions of tuberculosis   tubercles  
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decrease in size of a once normal body part   atrophy  
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the body part never properly developes   hypoplasia  
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normal atrophy   mammory glands after milk production ceases, uterus after pregnancy, old age, thymus gland  
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may occur as result of various functional and structural problems which occur in different organs of the body   pathological atrophy  
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common reasons for pathological atrophy   inadequate nutrition, inadequate nervous system stimulation, disuse  
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the study of disease   pathology  
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study of the structure and function of the body as it is affected by disease   pathology  
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studies changes in the structure and function of the body which can be observed with the unaided eye   gross pathology  
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studies changes which occur in cells of the body at the microscopic level   microscopic, cellular, or histo- pathology  
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deals with general or broad disease processes, such as necrosis or inflammation, which may affectthe entire body or wide- spread tissues and organs   general pathology  
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studies disease processes affecting individual body areas or systems, such as pathology of the respiratory system or disease of the skin   special pathology  
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deals with the study of tissue which have been removed from the body for pathological study   pathological anatomy ex. biopsy  
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if tissue is removed during surgery- during autopsy-   biopsy; autopsy pathology  
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refers to study the funtional changes in the body resulting from disease   physiological pathology  
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any change in the structure or function of the body as a result of injury to the tissues   disease  
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gradual onset with a long duration   chronic  
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an acute disease that ends in death   fulminating disease  
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symptoms and signs of a disease reappear after a period of remission   recurrent disease  
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a disease caused by a living microorganism   infectious disease  
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disease in which are easily spread person to person   contagious  
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refers to presence of macroscopic organisms on or in the body   infestation  
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cause of disease is not know   idiopathic  
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disease results from the nature of one's open working conditions   occupational  
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diseases which are always present to some degree in a given area or community   endemic  
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diseases which are found to occur only occasionally in a community   sporadic  
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diseases which affect a much larger than normal number of people in a community at one time   epidemic  
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disease which affect the majority of the population in a very large area, possibly even world wide   pandemic  
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refers to the number of cases of a disease within a certain population at a given time   prevelence  
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developement of a disease after birth   acquired disease  
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congenital disease   present at or before birth  
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a disease transmitted from parent to offspring. genetic diseases   hereditary  
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a disease characterized by the precence of fever   febrile disease  
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one which results from a physicians treatment of patient   iatrogenic  
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any defect in formation, structure or position of a body part   malformations or anaomalies  
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absence of a body part   aplasia  
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underdevelopemnt of a body pary   hypoplasia  
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a defect in the walls of the lower part of the spinal column   spina bifada  
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excess number of fingers or toes   polydactylism  
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protrusion of an organ through the wall of a body cavity in which it is contained   hernia  
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an abnormal tract or chanel through the tissues connecting one body cavity with another   fistula  
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a sac like structure containing fluid or a semi solid substance   cyst  
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genetic defect resulting in various degrees of mental retardation, a dwarfed physique, and certain characteristics of the head and extremities   Down's syndrome  
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any change produced by a disease   lesion  
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diseases have readily identifiable characteristic lesions   organic diseases  
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a disease with no apparent underlying organic disorder   funtional disease  
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subjective manifestation of a disease. cannot be measured   symptoms  
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objective manifestation of disease. can be measured   sign  
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a group of signs and symptoms that occur together   syndrome  
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the determination of what disease exists. analysis of patient history, signs, sympotoms, and results of tests ordered by the physician   diagnosis  
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differential diagnosis   the process by which a physician will rule out certain diseases with similar signs and symptoms so that an accurate determination can be made  
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prediction of the outcome of a disease   prognosis  
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abatement; temporary or permanent disappearance of signs or symptoms   remission  
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any unfavorable condition that may arise during a disease   complication. ex: hemorrhage resulting from duodental peptic ulcer  
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the cause of the disease   etiology  
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the developement of a disease, what it causes, what changes it produces, nd how it affects the structure   pathogenesis  
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prediposing factors   age, race, gender, genetics, occupation, enviroment  
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trauma   cuts or bruises  
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physical agents   radiation, electricity  
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chemical agents   acids, alkalines, poison, drugs  
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living agents   bacteria, viruses, parasites  
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deficency   vitamins, minerals, hormones  
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allergens   dust, pollen  
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remote afteraffects of disease. may appear 20 or 30 years after the acute stage   sequelae  
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a disease that arises during the course of another disease   intercurrent. example cancer patient has a heart attack  
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non pus forming   non- suppurative disease  
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a disease that can be transmitted from one person to another   communicable  
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a sate of hypersensativity of the immune system; an overreaction to a harmless substance called an allergen   allergy  
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a disease with no apparent underlying organic disorder   functional disease  
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when the host body produces antibodies against an antigen it is   active immunity  
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cardinal manifestations of acute inflammation   redness  
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exudate that contains blood   hemorrhagic  
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white blood cell that are first to enter the area of injury   neutrophil  
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an area of pus surrounded by a wall of inflammatory tissue   abcess  
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localized area of necrosis in skin and mucous membranes   ulcer  
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an elevation of skin containing pus   pustule  
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furuncle   boil  
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any new, abnormal growth of tissue in the body which serves no useful purpose   a neoplasm  
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the study of neoplasms or tumors   oncology  
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type of growth that is not neoplastic in nature   hypertrophy  
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term used to descibe an increase in the size of a body part due to an increase in the size of the individual cells   hypertrophy  
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when an organ increases in size due to the failure of another organ   compensatory hypertrophy (kidney or lung)  
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an increase in the size of a body part due to an increase in the number of cells in that organ   hyperplasia  
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endocrine glands   produce hormones  
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replacement of one type of tissue in a major category by another type of tissue in that same category   metaplasia  
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histological basis   type of tissue from which the tumor arises  
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clinical basis   how the tumor behaves and general characteristics  
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the more serious, life threatening type of tumor. normally refers to cancer   malignant  
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non- cancerous   benign  
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gorw by exspansion   benign  
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grow by infiltration   malignant  
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tumor that is often encapsulated   benign  
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tumors generally not encapsulated   malignant  
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tumor that does not spread from growth site   benign  
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tumor that can spread from one body are to another. metastasis   malignant  
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tumors that do not generally cause exstensive destruction of tissues   benign  
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tumors that do cause great damage to surrounding tissues   malignant  
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usually bear a fairly close resemblance to the tissue from which they originated   benign  
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tumors that generally do not recur when surgically removed   benign  
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tumors that often do recur after surgery   malignant  
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tumors that are not generally fatal   benign  
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the suffix oma refers to a tumor that is   benign  
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used to identify malignancies of non- epithelial tissues, especially varius connective and muscle tissue tumors   sarcoma  
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this ending designates malignancies of epithelial tissue   carcinoma  
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tumors of the bone   osteoma- benign; osteosarcoma- malignant  
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tumors of fibrous connective tissue   fibroma- benign; fibrosarcoma- malignant  
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tumors of cartilage   chondroma- benign; chondrosarcoma- malignant  
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tumors of fatty or adipose tissue   lipoma- benign; liposarcoma- malignant  
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tumors of the vessels   angioma- benign; angiosarcoma- malignant  
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tumors of the lymphatic vessels   lymphangioma-benign; lymph- angio- sarcoma-malignant  
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tumors of blood vessels   hemangioma- benign; hemangiosarcoma- malignant  
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tumors of lymphoid tissues or lymph nodes   lymphoma- malignant; lymphosarcoma- benign "Exception"  
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form of lymphoma   Hodgkin's disease  
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leukemia   cancer of the blood; malignant; uncontrolled leukocytes or too much white blood cells  
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tumors of glandular epithelium   adenoma- benign; adenocarcinoma- malignant  
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tumors of stratisfied squamous epithelium   epithelioma- malignant; squamous cell carcinoma- malignant "exception"  
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basal cell carcinoma   malignant  
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transitional cell carcinoma   malignant. urinary tract cells  
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papilloma   benign. may turn malignant  
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nevus   mole. benign  
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melanoma   malignant. "exception"  
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myoma   tumors of the muscle- benign  
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smooth or involuntary muscle tissue   leiomyoma  
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voluntary muscle tisse   rhabdomyoma  
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myosarcoma   malignant muscle umor  
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leiomyosarcoma   smooth or involuntary muscle tissue  
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rhabdomyosarcoma   voluntary muscle tissue  
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benign tumors of the nerve cells   neuroma  
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malignant tuomr involving the neuroglia   glioma  
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term given to any agent capable of causing cancer   carcinogen  
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heredity, envriomental factors, occupational exposure to chemicals, prolonged irritation, viruses, hormones,   important carcingogenic agents  
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