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99CNM Med Terms 8A

QuestionAnswer
Benign Not spreading, not malignant
Biopsy Removal of tissue for examination
Circumocular Pertaining to around the eye
Circumscribed Bounded by a line; limited or confined
Condyloma wartlike growth of the skin, usually occuring near the anus
Cyst a sac that contains fluid orsolid material
Distal a part located farthest from its attachment to the trunk
Dorsal near or on the back
Ectoderm outer layer of cells in developing embryo and origin of skin, mucous membranes, nervous tissue and sensory organs
Ectopic out of it's normal place
Endyocystcopy examination inside of the bladder
Endogenous originating inside
Epigastric lying upon or over the stomach
Excrescence medical term for wart
Extrasensory Being outside the normal range or bounds of the senses
Hypodermic Applied or administered beneath the skin.
Infiltration When malignant tumor cells spread by slipping into and between normal body cells
Inframammary situated or occurring below the mammary gland
Lateral farther from the midline
Lesion area of unhealthy (morbid) tissue
Lumbar pertaining to the lower back area between T12 vertebra and the sacrum.
Malignant a bad kind, tending to threaten death
Medial nearer to the midline
Mesoderm middle layer of the three layers of the embryo and origin of all connective tissues, muscle, blood, cardiovascular systems
Metastasis cells spread to a new location or organ
Neoplasm new abnormal tissue formation
Papilla the nipple of the mammary gland (breast)
Papilloma A small solid benign tumor with a clear-cut border that projects above the surrounding tissue.
Papules pimple or red elevated spot on the skin
Periumbilical relating to around the belly button
Polyp A lump of tissue protruding from the lining of an organ, such as the nose, bladder, or intestine
Proximal nearest the attachment to the trunk
Subpatellar below the patella (knee cap)
Suprapubic the area beneath the pubic arch (bone)
Tumor a swelling or enlargement of tissue that has no function
Ventral On or near the belly
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