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21 med term

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adjuvant therapy   show
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show a change in the structure and orientation of cells characterized by a loss of specialization and reversion to a more primitive form  
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show a class of antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer.these drugs are most effective against rapidly growing tumors  
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antineoplastic   show
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show characterized by a tendency to spread,infiltrate and intrude  
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dedifferentiation   show
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show possessing the ability to invade or penetrate adjacent tissue  
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show enclosed in fibrous or membranous sheaths  
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show in radiology,the division of the total dose of radiation into small doses administered at intervals in an effort to minimize tissue damages  
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show a large nucleic acid molecule found principally in the chromosomes of the nucleus of a cell that is the carrier genetic information  
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differentiation   show
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cytotoxic   show
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chemotherapy   show
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carcinoma   show
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carcinoma in situ (CIS)   show
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papillary   show
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carcinogen   show
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oncogenesis   show
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show noncancerous & therefore not an immediate threat,even through treatment eventually may be required for health or cosmetic reasons; not life threatening  
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show a neoplasm characterized by the uncontrolled growth of anaplastic cells that tend to invade surrounding tissue and to metastasize reasons;body sites  
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show a gene in a virus that has the ability to cause a cell to become malignant  
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neoplasm   show
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show a change or transformation in a gene  
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show an illness of an abnormal condition or quality  
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metastasis   show
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mitosis   show
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mixed-tissue tumor   show
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modality   show
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malignant   show
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show surgical removal of only tumor & the immediate adjacent breast tissue;a method of treatment for breast cancer when detected in the early stage of the disease  
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show an apparatus for accelerating charged substance particles used in radiotherapy,physics research and the production of readionuclides  
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sessile   show
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scirrhous   show
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show a nucleic acid found in both the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells that transmits genetic instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm  
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show the partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a chronic or malignant disease  
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show the treatment of disease by using x-rays gamma rays  
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show to exhibit again the symptoms of a disease from which a patient appears to have recovered  
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radiosenstive tumor   show
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show a tumor that reacts favorably to radiation  
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radioresistant rumor   show
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show pertaining to the susceptibility of tumor cells to destruction by ionizing radiation  
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radiation   show
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show pertaining to a structure with a stalk  
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show a written plan or description of the steps to be taken in a particular situation such as conducting research  
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