Medical Terminology Oncology WGU
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| 3DCRT - 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy |
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| ABCDE - assymetry, border, color, diameter, elevation |
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| adenocarcinoma - from and organ or gland |
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| apoptosis - the body's normal restraining function to keep cell growth in check |
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| BMT - bone marrow transplant |
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| brachytherapy - therapy using radioactive sources that are placed inside the body |
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| BSE - breast self-examination |
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| bx - biopsy |
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| CA - cancer |
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| CAM - complementary and alternative medicine techniques |
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| carcinogenesis - development of cancer |
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| carcinoma - ectodermal or endodermal |
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| CAUTION - Acronym to help detect cancer |
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| chemotherapy - the circulation of cancer destroying medicine throughout the body |
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| CIS - carcinoma in situ |
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| clinical staging - determined by various diagnostic techniques |
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| CTR - certified tumor registrar |
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| en bloc resection - removal of cancerous tumor and lymph nodes |
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| gamma knife surgery - noninvasive type of surgery that uses gamma radiation to destroy brain tumor |
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| grading - the degree of dedifferentiation (anaplasia) ranging from I-IV, IV being the most dedifferentiated |
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| immunotherapy - use the body's own defense system to attack cancer cells |
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| IMRT - intensity-modulated radiation theray, high-dosage radiation delivered via a beam that changes dosage and shape |
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| leukemia - bone marrow |
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| lumpectomy - removal of tumor |
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| lymph node dissection - removal of clinically involved lymph nodes |
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| lymph node mapping - pattern of spread |
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| lymphoma - hodgkin's and non-hodgkins |
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| margins - borders or normal tissue surrounding the cancer |
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| metastasis - the spread of cancer to coniguous organs or distant sites |
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| mets - metastases |
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| myeloma - plasma cells in bone marrow |
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| neoplasm - tumor |
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| oncology - the study of tumors, both malignant and benign |
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| Pap - papanicolaou test |
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| pathologic staging - determined by a pathologist's report |
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| PSA - prostate specific antigen |
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| radical mastectomy - removal of breast containing cancer |
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| sarcoma - mesodermal (connective tissue) ex: chondrosarcoma, hemangiosarcoma, mesothelioma,glioma |
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| sentinel node - first node in which lymphatic drainage occurs in a particular area |
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| simple mastectomy - removal of breast tissue containing cancer |
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| SPECT - single-photon emission computed tomography |
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| TNM staging - T: Size of tumor, N: number of nodes, M: metastasis |
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| TSE - testicular self-examination |
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| wide margin resection - significant amount of tissue around the tumor is removed |
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