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Chabner, Language of Medicine 8th Edition, Chpt 19 Oncology

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show metastasis  
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show adenocarcinoma of the lung (lung tissue is epithelial tissue)  
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Wis a description of a fungating tumor?   show
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Which term includes sessile and penduculated types of growth?   show
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show Carcinoma "in situ"  
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show Hard, densely packed tumor cells  
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show Assessing the extent of tumor spread  
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What does mutagenic mean?   show
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show Tumor is present - with palpable lymph nodes - and no metastases  
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show inheritable changes in a cell  
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show ONCOGENES (region of DNA in tumor cells or viruses that cause cancer)  
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Which is a description of exenteration?   show
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What is the meaning of fulguration?   show
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show retinoblastoma  
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What is a definition of modality?   show
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Which is a definition of a radioresistant tumor?   show
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Which is a description of electrocauterization?   show
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show study of the distribution of drugs in the body  
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What term means assisting or aiding?   show
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Which term is used in treatment of tumors with radiation?   show
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Which is a description of an estrogen receptor assay?   show
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Which best describes a wide surgical incision of the abdomen to detect disease   show
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show biological response modifier  
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What term means return of symptoms of disease?   show
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Which term means cancerous tumor derived from bone?   show
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show erythema  
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show alopecia  
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A side effect of radiation therapy to the lungs (abnormal growth of connective tissue)   show
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Hypoplasia of bone marrow   show
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show Mucositis  
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replication of cells; two identical cells are produced from a parent cell   show
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cellular substance (ribonucleic acid) that is important in protein synthesis   show
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infectious agent that reproduces by entering a host cell and using the host's genetic material to make copies of itself   show
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rays given off by the sun   show
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show chemical carcinogen  
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genetic material within the nucleus that controls replication and protein synthesis   show
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region of genetic material that causes cancer, found in tumor cells or viruses   show
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change in the genetic material of a cell   show
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energy carried by a stream of particles   show
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show inflammatory  
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show medullary  
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containing dead tissue   show
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show fungating  
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characterized by large, open, exposed surfaces   show
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tumors form large, open spaces filled with fluid   show
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show verrucous  
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show polypoid  
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show excisional biopsy  
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show en bloc resection  
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Burning a lesion   show
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destruction by high-frequency electric sparks.   show
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cutting into tumor and removing a piece to establish diagnosis   show
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show cryosurgery  
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wide resection involving tumor, organ of origin, and surrounding tissue in the area of the hip.   show
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test for the presence of a portion of human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (marker for testicular cancer)   show
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show staging laparotomy  
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protein marker test to detect ovarian cancer cells in blood   show
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Visual examination of the abdominal cavity; peritoneoscopy   show
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test for the presence of a hormone receptor on breast cancer cells   show
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show Bone Marrow Biopsy  
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aspiration of tissue for microscopic examination   show
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blood test for the presence of an antigen related to prostate cancer   show
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show CEA test  
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show exfoliative cytology  
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