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Oncology Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor composed of glandular tissue |
| adenoma | tumor composed of glandular tissue (benign) |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor (malignant) |
| chloroma | tumor of green color (malignant, arising from myeloid tissue) |
| epithelioma | tumor composed of epithelium (malignant tumor) |
| fibroma | tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue) |
| fibrosarcoma | malignant tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue) |
| leiomyoma | tumor of smooth muscle (benign) |
| leiomyosarcoma | malignant tumor of smooth muscle |
| lipoma | tumor containing fat (benign tumor) |
| liposarcoma | malignant tumor composed of fat |
| melanocarcinoma | cancerous black tumor (malignant) |
| melanoma | black tumor (primarily of the skin) |
| myoma | tumor formed of muscle (benign) |
| neoplasm | new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) |
| neuroma | tumor made up of nerve (benign) |
| rhabdomyoma | tumor of striated muscle (benign) |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | malignant tumor of striated muscle |
| sarcoma | tumor composed of connective tissue (such as bone or cartilage, highly malignant) |
| benign | not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery |
| cancer chemotherapy (chemo) | treatment of cancer by using drugs |
| cancer in situ | cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue |
| cancer radiotherapy (CaXRT) | treatment of cancer using radioactive substance (x-ray or radiation) |
| encapsulated | enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors |
| idiopathic | pertaining to disease of unknown origin |
| inflammation | response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain |
| in vivo | within a glass, observable within a test tube |
| malignant | tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer |
| remission | improvement or absence of signs of disease |
| cancerous | pertaining to cancer |
| carcinogen | substance that causes cancer |
| carcinogenic | producing cancer |
| cyanosis | abnormal condition of blue (bluish discoloration of the skin caused by inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood) |
| cytogenic | producing cells |
| cytoid | resembling a cell |
| cytology | study of cells |
| cytoplasm | cell substance |
| diagnosis (Dx) | state of complete knowledge (identifying a disease) |
| dysplasia | abnormal development |
| epithelial | pertaining to epithelium |
| erythrocyte (RBC) | red (blood) cell |
| erythrocytosis | increase in the number of red (blood) cells |
| etiology | study of causes (of diseases) |
| histology | study of tissue |
| hyperplasia | excessive development (of cells) |
| hypoplasia | incomplete development (of an organ or tissues) |
| iatrogenic | produced by a physician (adverse condition) |
| karyocyte | cell with a neculeus |
| karyoplasm | substance of a necleus |
| leukocyte (WBC) | white (blood) cell |
| leukocytosis | increase in the number of white (blood) cells |
| matestasis | beyond control (transfer of disease from one organ to another as in the transfer of malignant tumors) |
| myopathy | disease of the muscle |
| neopathy | new disease |
| neuroid | resembling a nerve |
| oncogenic | causing tumors |
| oncologist | a physician who studies and treats tumors (cancers) |
| oncology | study of tumors (a branch of medicine concerned with the study of malignant tumors) |
| pathogenic | producing disease |
| pathologist | a physician who studies diseases (examines biopsies and performs autopsies to determine the cause of disease or death) |
| pathology | study of disease (a branch of medicine dealing with the study of the causes of disease and death) |
| prognosis (Px) | state of before knowledge (prediction of the outcome of disease) |
| somatic | pertaining to the body |
| somatogenic | originating in the body (organic as opposed to psychological) |
| somatopathy | disease of the body |
| somatoplasm | body substance |
| systemic | pertaining to a (body) systen (or the body as a whole) |
| visceral | pertaining to the internal organs |
| xanthochromic | pertaining to yellow color |
| xanthosis | abnormal condition of yellow (discoloration) |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| mets | metastasis |
| Px | prognosis |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| CaXRT | cancer radiotherapy, radiation therapy |
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