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Lang of Med. Ch. 19
Language of Medicine Chapter 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Papillary Tumour - give accented syllable | PAP - TU |
| Anaplasia - give accented syllable | PLA |
| Adjuvant - give accented syllable | AD |
| pharmacokinetics - give accented syllable | NET |
| differentiation | specializtion of cells |
| morbidity | condition of being diseased |
| modality | method of treatment |
| remission | absence of symptoms of disease |
| metastasis | spread of a malignant tumor |
| chemotherapy | treatment cancer with drugs |
| oncology | study of maligant tumors |
| carcinoma in situ | cancer, cancerous |
| malignant | harmful cancer |
| hyperplasia | incrase growth in number of cells |
| PSCT | Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant |
| Which is an example of a solid tumor derived from epithelial tissue? | Adencarcinoma of the Lung |
| What term describes localized tumor growth? | Carcinoma in situ |
| What does staging a tumor mean? | Assessing the extent of tumor spread |
| Which term is use in treatment of tumors with radiation? | Linear accelerator |
| Which is a description of an estrogent receptor assay? | Tests the concentration of hormone receptor sites in cells of breast cancer patients |
| What best describes interferon? | Biological response modifier |
| Which term means cancerous tumor derived from bone? | Osteogenic sarcoma |
| A side effect of radiation therapy (redness of skin): | Erythema |
| A side effect of chemotherapy or radiotherapy (hair loss): | Alopecia |
| Hypoplasia of bone marrow: | Myelosuppression |
| Inflammation of the inner lining of an organ: | Mucositis |
| Maligant tumor of fibrous tissue: | fibrosarcoma |
| Additional treatment | adjuvant therapy |
| Complex, naturally occurring chemicals | steriods |
| Pertaining to tumors filled with mucus | mucinous |
| VEGF | secreted by tmors to stimulate formation of new blood vessels |
| EPO | promotes the growth of red blood cells |
| mets | spread of malignant cells to a distant site |
| Pieces of DNA that can cause a normal cell to become malignant | cellular oncogenes |
| Unit of absorbed radition dose | gray (gy) |
| Evaluation of the degree of maturity of tumor cells | grading of tumors |
| Pedunculated | Possessing a stemor stalk (peduncle) |
| Oncogene | Region of DNA in tumor cells or in viruses that cause cancer |
| Mutation | Change in genetic material (DNA)of a cell |
| Radiation | Energy carried by a stream of particles |
| Possessing a stem or stalk (peduncle) | Pedunculated |
| Region of DNA in tumor cells or in viruses that cause cancer | Oncogene |
| Change in genetic material (DNA) of a cell | Mutation |
| Energy carried by a stream of particles | Radiation |
| Extending beyond the normal tissue boundaries | inFILTRATIVE |
| Having the ability to enter and destroy surrounding tissue | inVASIVE |
| Abnormal formation of cells | dysPLASTIC |
| Localized growth of cells | carcinOMA IN SITU |
| Formation of blood vessels | angioGENESIS |
| Extending beyond normal boundaries, local invasion of tissue | inFILTRATIVE |
| Treatment using drugs | chemoTHERAPY |
| Possessing stem or stalk | pedUNCULATED |
| Specialization of cells | difERENTIATION |
| cac/o | bad |
| carcin/o | cancerous, cancer |
| cauter/o | burn, heat |
| cry/o | cold |
| fung/i | fungus, mushroom |
| medull/o | soft inner part |
| mucos/o | mucous membrane |
| radi/o | rays |
| -plasia (suffixe) | formation, growth |
| brachy- (prefix) | short (distance) |
| meta- (prefix) | beyond, change |
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