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MdTerm-Ch2-Terms
HCC145AA - Ch2 - Vocab - Oncology & Body Structure - Myrna - Rio Salado - AZ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor composed of glandular tissue |
| adenoma | tumor composed of glandular tissue (benign) |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor (malignant) |
| chloroma | tumor of green color (malignant, arizing from myeloid tissue) |
| epithelioma | tumor composed of epithelium |
| 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 composed of fat (benign tumor) |
| melanocarcinoma | cancerious black tumor (malignant) |
| melanoma | black tumor (primarily of the skin) |
| myoma | tumor composed of muscle (benign) |
| neoplasm | new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) |
| neuroma | tumor composed of nerve (benign) |
| rhabdomyoma | tumor of striated muscle (benign) |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | malignant tumor of striated muscle |
| sarcoma | tumor composed of connective tissue (bone, cartilage) highly malignant |
| benign | not malignant, norecurrent, favorable for recovery |
| carcinoma in situ | cancer in early stage before invading surrounding tissue |
| liposarcoma | malignant tumor composed of fat |
| chemotherapy (chemo) | treatment of cancer with drugs |
| encapsulated | enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors |
| exacerbation | increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms |
| idiopathic | pertaining to disease of unknown origin |
| inflammation | response to injury or destruction of tissue - redness, swelling, heat, pain |
| in vitro | within a glass, observable within a test tube |
| in vivo | within the living body |
| malignant | tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer |
| radiation therapy (XRT) | treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation |
| cancerous | pertaining to cancer |
| carcinogen | substance that causes cancer |
| carcinogenic | producing cancer |
| cyanosis | Turning blue - inadequate oxygen in 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 number of red blood cells |
| etiology | study of causes (of diseases) |
| histology | study of tissue |
| hyperplasia | excessive development |
| hypoplasia | incomplete development (of an organ or tissues) |
| iatrogenic | produced by a physician (unexpected result from treatment prescribed by physician) |
| iatrology | study of medicine |
| karyocyte | cell with a nucleus |
| karyoplasm | substance of a nucleus |
| leukocyte (WBC) | white (blood) cell |
| leukocytosis | increase in the number of white (blood) cells |
| lipoid | resembling fat |
| metastasis/metastases (mets) | beyond control (spreading of disease to other organs - 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 |
| oncology | study of tumors (study of malignant tumors) |
| pathogenic | producing disease |
| pathologist | a physician who studies diseases |
| pathology | study of disease |
| prognosis (Px) | state of before knowledge (prediction of outcome of disease) |
| somatic | pertaining to the body (organic as opposed to psychologic) |
| somatopathy | disease of the body |
| somatoplasm | body substance |
| Ca | carcinoma |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| mets | metastasis |
| Px | prognosis |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| RXT | radiation therapy |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| somatogenic | arising from physical causes |
| xanthochromic | of a yellow or golden color |
| xanthosis | yellowing - discoloration |
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