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Oncology : Cancer
Medical terminology pertaining to Oncology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A cancerous tumor of a gland | adencarcinoma |
| Treatment that is given to enhance the effectivness of the primary treatment | adjuvant therapy |
| A characteristic of most cancerous cells in which there is a loss of deffentiation | anaplasia |
| A tumor composed of star-shaped neuroglial cells | astrocytoma |
| A malignant tumor, most commonly found in Africa, that affects children. The characteristic symptom is massive, swollen jaw | Burkitt's lymphoma |
| Any agent or substance that incites or produces cancer | carcinogen |
| tumor derived from the argentaffin cells in the intestinal tract, bile duct, pancreas, bronchus, or ovary | carcinoid |
| A cancerous tumor | carcinoma |
| A cancerous tumor derived from cartilage cells | chondrosarcoma |
| A cancerous tumor of the uterus or at the site of an ectopic pregnancy | choriocarcinoma |
| Process whereby normal cells lose their specialization and become malignant | dedifferentiation |
| Complex protein of high molecular weight that is found in the nucleus of every cell. (DNA) | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| The process whereby normal cells have a distinct appearance and specialized function | differentiation |
| Abnormal cells that involce only the lining of a duct. | ductal carcinoma in situ |
| Enclosed within a sheath or capsule | encapsulated |
| A primary bone cancer occuring in the pelvic area or in one of the long bones | Ewing's sarcoma |
| The process of increasing the severity of symptoms; a time when the symptoms of a disease are most prevalent | exacerbation |
| A cancerous tumor arising from collagen-producing fibroblasts | fibrosarcoma |
| The process of growing rapidly, like a fungus | fungating |
| A cancerous tumor of the brain, usually of the cerebral hemisheres | glloblastoma |
| A cancerous tumor of the brain | glloma |
| A cancerous tumor originating from blood vessels | hemangiosarcoma |
| A form of lymphoma that occurs in young adult | Hodgkin's disease |
| The first virus known to cause cancer in humans | human T-cell leukemia-lymphoma virus (HTLV) |
| Excessive formation and growth of normal cells | hyperplasia |
| The process of preventing formation of the immune response | immuno-suppression |
| Treatment of disease by active, passive or adoptive immunity | immunotherapy |
| Pertaining to the process of extending or growing into normal tissue; invasive | inflitrative |
| To stay within a site; refers to tumor cells that remain at a site and have not invaded adjacent tissue | in situ |
| Pertaining to between spaces | interstitial |
| The spreading process of a malignant tumor into normal tissue | invasive |
| A malignant neoplasm that causes violaceous vascular lesions and general lymphadenopathy | Kaposi's sarcoma |
| A cancerous tumor of smooth muscle tissue | lelomyosarcoma |
| A wound; an injury, altered tissue, or a single infected patch of skin | lesion |
| A disease of the blood characterized by overproduction of leukocytes | leukemia |
| White, thickened patches formed on the mucous membranes of the cheeks, gums or tongue | leukoplakia |
| A cancerous tumor of fat cells | liposarcoma |
| Abnormal cells found in the lobules of the breast | lobular carcinoma in situ |
| A cancerous tumor of lymphatic | lymphanglosarcinoma |
| A cancerous tumor of the lymph | lymphoma |
| A cancerous disease of lymphatic tissue | lymphosarcoma |
| Pertaining to a bad wandering | malignant |
| A cancerous tumor of the brain, the fourth ventricle, and the cerebellum | medulloblastoma |
| A cancerous black mole or tumor | melanoma |
| A cancerous tumor arising in the arachnoidal tissue of the brain | meningioma |
| The spreading process of cancer from a primary site to a secondary site | metastasis |
| Inflammation of the oral mucosa caused by exposure to high energy beams delivered by radioation therapy | mucositis |
| Any agent that causes a change in the genetic structure of an organism | mutagen |
| The process whereby the genetic structure is changed | mutation |
| Pertaining to a fungus growing in food or animal feed that, if ingested, may cause cancer | mycotoxin |
| A tumor arising in the hemopoietic prtion of the bone marrow | myeloma |
| A cancerous tumor of muscle tissue | myosarcoma |
| A new thing formed, such as an abnormal growth or tumor | neoplasm |
| A cancerous tumor of the kidney; also called Wilm's tumor | nephroblastoma |
| A cancerous tumor composed chiefly of neuroblast; usually found in infants or young children | neuroblastoma |
| A cancerous tumor composed chiefly of neuroglial cells and located in the cerebrum | oligodendroglioma |
| Cancer-causing genes | oncogenes |
| The formation of tumors, especially cancerous tumors | oncogenic |
| A cancerous tumor composed of osseous tissue | osteogenic sarcoma |
| An inflammatory bone disease that may precede the development of bone cancer | Paget's disease |
| Pertaining to a form of treatment that will relieve or alleviate symtpoms without curing | palliative |
| Pertaining to the state of a growth or condition before the onset of cancer | precancerous |
| The original, initial or principal site | primary site |
| The process of rapid production; to grow by multiplying | proliferation |
| The process of lessening the severity of symptoms | remission |
| A cancerous tumor of the lymphatic system | reticulosarcoma |
| A cancerous tumor of the retina | retinoblastoma |
| A cancerous tumor arising in striated muscle tissue | rhabdomyosarcoma |
| A nucleic acid found in all living cells that is responsible for protein synthesis | ribonucleic acid (RNA) |
| A cancerous tumor arising from connective tissue | sarcoma |
| A hard, cancerous tumor composed of connective tissue | scirrhus |
| The second site usually derived from the primary site | secondary site |
| A cancerous tumor of the testis | seminoma |
| Allows the physician to pinpoint the first lymph node into which a tumor drains, and remove only the nodes most likely to contain cancer cells | sentinel node biopsy |
| A pathologic condition of the heart in which there is accumulation of excess fluid in the pericardium | tamponade (cardiac) |
| A cancerous tumor of the ovary or testis | teratoma |
| A tumor of the thymus gland | thymoma |
| Petaining to the inability to open the mouth fully, usually occuring in patients with oral cancer who undergo a combination of surgery and radiation therapy | trismus |
| An abnormal growth, swelling or enlargement | tumor |
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