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21 med term

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adjuvant   a substance,especially a drug added to a prescription to assist in the action of the main ingredient  
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adjuvant therapy   treatment of a disease with a substance especially a drug that enhances the main ingredient.  
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anaplasia   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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antimetabolite   a class of antineoplastic drugs used to treat cancer.these drugs are most effective against rapidly growing tumors  
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antineoplastic   of a pertaining to a substance,procedure or measure that prevents the proliferation of malignant cells  
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invasive   characterized by a tendency to spread,infiltrate and intrude  
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dedifferentiation   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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infiltraive   possessing the ability to invade or penetrate adjacent tissue  
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encapsulated   enclosed in fibrous or membranous sheaths  
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fractionation   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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deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)   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   a process in development in which unspecialized cells or tissues are systemically modified and altered to achieve specific & characteristic physical forms,physiologic functions & chemicals properties  
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cytotoxic   pertaining to being destructive to cells  
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chemotherapy   the use of chemical agents to destroy cancer cells on a selective basis  
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carcinoma   a malignant neoplasm  
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carcinoma in situ (CIS)   a premalignant neoplasm that has not invaded the basement membrane but shoes cytologic characteristics of cancer  
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papillary   of or pertaining to a papilla(nipplelike projection)  
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carcinogen   a substance or agent that causes the development or increases the incidence of cancer  
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oncogenesis   the formation of a tumor  
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benign   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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cancer   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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oncogene   a gene in a virus that has the ability to cause a cell to become malignant  
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neoplasm   any abnormal growth of new tissue, benign or malignant  
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mutation   a change or transformation in a gene  
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morbidity   an illness of an abnormal condition or quality  
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metastasis   the process by which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body  
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mitosis   a type of cell division that results in the formation of two genetically identical daughter cells  
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mixed-tissue tumor   a growth of more then one type of neoplastic tissue  
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modality   a method of application  
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malignant   tending to become worse and cause death  
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lumpectomy   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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linear accelerator   an apparatus for accelerating charged substance particles used in radiotherapy,physics research and the production of readionuclides  
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sessile   attached by a base rather than by a stalk or a peduncle  
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scirrhous   pertaining to a carcinoma with a hard structure  
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ribonucleic acid(RNA)   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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remission   the partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a chronic or malignant disease  
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radiotherapy   the treatment of disease by using x-rays gamma rays  
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relapse   to exhibit again the symptoms of a disease from which a patient appears to have recovered  
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radiosenstive tumor   a tumor capable of being changed by or reacting to radioactive emission such as x-rays,alpha particles or gamma rays  
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radioresponsive tumor   a tumor that reacts favorably to radiation  
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radioresistant rumor   a tumor that resits the effects of radiation  
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radiocurable tumor   pertaining to the susceptibility of tumor cells to destruction by ionizing radiation  
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radiation   the emission of energy,rays or waves  
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pedunculated   pertaining to a structure with a stalk  
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protocol   a written plan or description of the steps to be taken in a particular situation such as conducting research  
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