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Oncology Terms

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Definition
adenocarcinoma   cancerous tumor composed of glandular tissue  
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adenoma   tumor composed of glandular tissue (benign)  
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carcinoma   cancerous tumor (malignant)  
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chloroma   tumor of green color (malignant, arising from myeloid tissue)  
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epithelioma   tumor composed of epithelium (malignant tumor)  
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fibroma   tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue)  
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fibrosarcoma   malignant tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue)  
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leiomyoma   tumor of smooth muscle (benign)  
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leiomyosarcoma   malignant tumor of smooth muscle  
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lipoma   tumor containing fat (benign tumor)  
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liposarcoma   malignant tumor composed of fat  
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melanocarcinoma   cancerous black tumor (malignant)  
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melanoma   black tumor (primarily of the skin)  
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myoma   tumor formed of muscle (benign)  
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neoplasm   new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor)  
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neuroma   tumor made up of nerve (benign)  
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rhabdomyoma   tumor of striated muscle (benign)  
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rhabdomyosarcoma   malignant tumor of striated muscle  
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sarcoma   tumor composed of connective tissue (such as bone or cartilage, highly malignant)  
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benign   not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery  
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cancer chemotherapy (chemo)   treatment of cancer by using drugs  
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cancer in situ   cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue  
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cancer radiotherapy (CaXRT)   treatment of cancer using radioactive substance (x-ray or radiation)  
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encapsulated   enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors  
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idiopathic   pertaining to disease of unknown origin  
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inflammation   response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain  
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in vivo   within a glass, observable within a test tube  
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malignant   tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer  
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remission   improvement or absence of signs of disease  
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cancerous   pertaining to cancer  
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carcinogen   substance that causes cancer  
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carcinogenic   producing cancer  
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cyanosis   abnormal condition of blue (bluish discoloration of the skin caused by inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood)  
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cytogenic   producing cells  
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cytoid   resembling a cell  
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cytology   study of cells  
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cytoplasm   cell substance  
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diagnosis (Dx)   state of complete knowledge (identifying a disease)  
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dysplasia   abnormal development  
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epithelial   pertaining to epithelium  
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erythrocyte (RBC)   red (blood) cell  
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erythrocytosis   increase in the number of red (blood) cells  
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etiology   study of causes (of diseases)  
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histology   study of tissue  
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hyperplasia   excessive development (of cells)  
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hypoplasia   incomplete development (of an organ or tissues)  
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iatrogenic   produced by a physician (adverse condition)  
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karyocyte   cell with a neculeus  
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karyoplasm   substance of a necleus  
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leukocyte (WBC)   white (blood) cell  
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leukocytosis   increase in the number of white (blood) cells  
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matestasis   beyond control (transfer of disease from one organ to another as in the transfer of malignant tumors)  
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myopathy   disease of the muscle  
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neopathy   new disease  
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neuroid   resembling a nerve  
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oncogenic   causing tumors  
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oncologist   a physician who studies and treats tumors (cancers)  
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oncology   study of tumors (a branch of medicine concerned with the study of malignant tumors)  
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pathogenic   producing disease  
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pathologist   a physician who studies diseases (examines biopsies and performs autopsies to determine the cause of disease or death)  
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pathology   study of disease (a branch of medicine dealing with the study of the causes of disease and death)  
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prognosis (Px)   state of before knowledge (prediction of the outcome of disease)  
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somatic   pertaining to the body  
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somatogenic   originating in the body (organic as opposed to psychological)  
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somatopathy   disease of the body  
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somatoplasm   body substance  
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systemic   pertaining to a (body) systen (or the body as a whole)  
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visceral   pertaining to the internal organs  
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xanthochromic   pertaining to yellow color  
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xanthosis   abnormal condition of yellow (discoloration)  
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chemo   chemotherapy  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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mets   metastasis  
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Px   prognosis  
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RBC   red blood cell  
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WBC   white blood cell  
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CaXRT   cancer radiotherapy, radiation therapy  
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