Chapter 19 Combining Form

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alveolar

Back 1

Pertaining to tumor growth in small microscopic sacs (descriptive of connective tissue tumors-sarcomas).

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cachexia

Back 2

General ill health and malnutrition associated with chronic disease such as cancer.

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carcinoma in situ

Back 3

Localized tumor growth.

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electrocauterization

Back 4

Burning tissue to destroy it.

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chemotherapy

Back 5

Treatment using drugs.

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cryosurgery

Back 6

Destruction of tissue using cold temperatures.

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cystic tumor

Back 7

Tumor forms with large open spaces filled with fluid.

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fibrosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of fiber-producing cells (flesh or connective tissue origin).

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follicular

Back 9

Pertaining to microscopic description of tumor growth in small

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fungating tumor

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Mushrooming pattern of growth in which tumor cells pile one on top of another and project from the tissue surface.

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medullary tumor

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Large, soft, fleshy tumor.

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mucositis

Back 12

Inflammation of mucous membranes.

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mutation

Back 13

Change in the genetic material of a cell.

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mutagenic

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Pertaining to producing mutation.

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necrotic tumor

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Tumor containing dead cells.

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oncology

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Study of tumors.

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papillary

Back 17

Pertaining to tumors that grow in small

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pharmacokinetics

Back 18

Study of the distribution and removal of drugs in the body over a period of time.

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dysplastic

Back 19

Pertaining to abnormal growth of cells but not clearly cancerous.

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pleomorphic

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Pertaining to tumors that contain a variety of types of cells.

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polypoid tumor

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Tumors that grow as projections extending outward from a base.

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radiotherapy

Back 22

Treatment using radiation.

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osteosarcoma

Back 23

Malignant tumor (flesh tissue) of bone.

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scirrhous

Back 24

Pertaining to hard

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xerostomia

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Conditions of dry mouth.

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retinoblastoma

Back 26

Tumor of the retina of the eye (embryonic cells); congenital and hereditary tumor.

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neuroblastoma

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Cancerous tumor of embryonic nervous tissue; a sarcoma composed of neuroblasts and affecting infants and children up to 10 years of age. The tumor usually arises in the autonomic nervous system.

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angiogenesis

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Formation of blood vessels.

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adenocarcinoma

Back 29

Cancerous tumor of glandular tissue.

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hyperplasia

Back 30

Condition of increased growth of cells (in numbers).

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neoplasm

Back 31

New growth (tumor).

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myelosuppression

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Stopping or inhibiting the growth of bone marrow tissue. This means that blood cells (leukocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets), normally formed in bone marrow, are not produced.

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biological therapy

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Treatment using the body's own defense mechanisms to fight tumor cells.

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anaplasia

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Reversion of cells to a more embryonic type (as happens in malignancy).

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apoptosis

Back 35

Programmed cell death.

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brachytherapy

Back 36

Implantation of small

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epidermoid

Back 37

Resembling epidermal tissue (tumors that arise from aberrant epidermal cells).

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metastasis

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The spread of a malignant tumor from its original location to a distant site.

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metaplasia

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Abnormal transformation of adult differentiated cells to differentiated tissue of another kind.

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protocol

Back 40

Detailed plan for treatment of illness.

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teletherapy

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Radiation therapy using high-energy beams from a distant (tele-) source