Review Chap. 21-24 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
antineoplastic | procedure to fight cancer; chemotherapy |
Benign | non-cancerous |
Carcinoma in situ | carcinoma that has not spread |
Malignant | Tending to become worse and cause death |
Neoplasm | Any abnormal growth of new tissue, benign or malignant |
Papilloma | A benign tumor |
Relapse | return of a medical condition |
Remission | disappearance of a medical condition |
Staging | a means of categorizing a cancer |
Carcin/o | cancer |
-oma | tumor |
-plasia | formation or growth |
Bx | Biopsy |
mets | metastasis |
TNM | tumor, nodes and metastasis (a system for staging malignant neoplastic disease) |
Anorexia Nervosa | mental disorder with poor body image |
Bulima Nervosa | eating disorder resulting in binging and purging |
Conversion Disorder | Physical symptoms that have no organic basis, likely related to anxiety and emotional conflict |
Delirium | state of confusion |
Delirium tremens | alcohol withdraw that can be fatal |
Dementia | deterioration of mental function |
Intoxication | Impaired judgment, slurred speech, loss of coordination, irritability, and mood changes |
Malingering | faking an illness to gain attention of some sort |
Psychosomatic | Physical conditions do to a mental condition |
-mania | Madness |
Psych/o | Mind |
ADHD | Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
DTs | Delirium Tremens |
ECT | Electroconvulsive therapy |
OCD | Obsessive-compulsive disorder |
Alopecia | Partial or complete hair loss |
Atherosclerosis | Hardening of the arteries |
Ischemia | Decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part or organ |
Nocturia | Urination at night |
Urinary incontinence | Inability to control urination |
Cry/o | Cold |
-porosis | Lessening in density |
BPH | Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy |
CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
PTCA | Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty |
TIA | Trans Ischemic Attack |
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