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chapter 28 key terms

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An agent used to prevent the development, proliferation, or growth of neoplastic cells; a med used in treatment of abnormal cells ANTINEOPLASTIC
A nonmalignant neoplasm BENIGN
A procedure in which a piece of tissue is removed from a patient for examination and diagnosis; the tissue is a sample of the whole BIOPSY
a single dose of drug BOLUS
A general term used to decribe malignant neoplasms CANCER
A substance or chemical that can increase the risk of developing cancer CARCINOGEN
The treatment of a disease with toxic chemical substances to slow the disease process or to kill cells CHEMOTHERAPY
The complex nucleic acid the are basis for genetic continuance DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA)
The tendency for a tumor or mass to move into tissues and /or organsin proximity INVASIVE
A progressive disease marked by malignancy of the blood-forming cells found in the hemopoietic tissues, organs, and bloodstream, causing the circulation of abnormal blood cells LEUKEMIA
A term used to describe a malignant disorder of lymphoid tissue LYMPHOMA
An invasive and distructive pattern of rapid, abnormal cell growth; often fatal MALIGNANT
A malignant neoplasm of the pigmented cells of skin; it may metastasize to other organs MELANOMA
The movement or spread of cancerous cells through the body to organs in distant areas METASTASIS
Cellular reproduction that creates two identical daughter cells from the DNA of the parent cell MITOSIS
An unexpected change in the molecular structure within the DNA, causing a permanant change in cells MUTATION
An abnormal tissue growth NEOPLASM
A previously normal gene that may be affected adversely bt an infection such as a retrovirus, which causes a mutation and may produce cancer ONCOGENE
Patient-controlled analgesia PCA
The span of time during which a disease, such as cancer, is not spreadin; this may be permanent or temporary REMISSION
A malignant neoplastic growth arising from the connective tissue SARCOMA
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