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16 Cards in this Set
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what is pathology?
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branch of medicine devoted to the study of understanding diseases
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what is disease?
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cellular injury or malfunction
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are cellular changes reversible or irreversible?
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both
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what is the inflammatory reaction?
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redness
warmth swelling pain |
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what is neoplasia?
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new growth
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where will breast cancer most likely metastasize to? prostate? lung?
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bone
bone brain |
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carcinoma= what kind of invasion?
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lymph node
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what invades through blood?
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sarcoma
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what is anaplastic?
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no cellular differentiation
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what is pleomorphic mean?
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great variability in size and shape of 'undifferentiated' tumor cells
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what is etiology?
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cancer causes
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what causes cancer in the bladder?
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chemicals
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what causes cancer in the esophagus?
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viral infections
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what causes cancer in the lung?
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tobacco
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what is an initiator?
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chemical compound to provoke mutation
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what is the time between initiator and cancer called?
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latent period
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