Exploring Medical Language Ch. 2

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cancerous tumor composed of glandular tissue

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adenocarcinoma

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tumor composed of glandular tissue (benign)

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adenoma

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cancerous tumor (malignant)

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carcinoma

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tumor of green color (malignant, arising from myeloid tissue)

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chloroma

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tumor composed of epithelium (malignant tumor)

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epithelioma

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tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue)

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fibroma

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malignant tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue)

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fibrosarcoma

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tumor of smooth muscle (benign)

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leiomyoma

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malignant tumor of smooth muscle

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leiomyosarcoma

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tumor containing fat (benign tumor)

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lipoma

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malignant tumor composed of fat

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liposarcoma

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cancerous black tumor (malignant)

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melanocarcinoma

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black tumor (primarily of the skin)

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melanoma

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tumor formed of muscle (benign)

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myoma

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new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor)

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neoplasm

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tumor made up of nerve (benign)

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neuroma

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tumor of striated muscle (benign)

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rhabdomyoma

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malignant tumor of striated muscle

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rhabdomyosarcoma

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tumor composed of connective tissue (such as bone or cartilage ) (Highly malignant)

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sarcoma

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not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery

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benign

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treatment of cancer by using drugs

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cancer chemotherapy (chemo)

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Cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue

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cancer in situ

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treatment of cancer using radioactive substance (x-ray or radiation)

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cancer radiotherapy (CaXRT)

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enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

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encapsulated

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pertaining to disease of unknown origin

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idiopathic

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response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat and pain

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inflammation

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within a glass, observable within a test tube

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in vitro

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within the living body

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in vivo

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tending to become progressively worse and cause death, as in cancer

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malignant

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improvement or absence of signs of disease

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remission

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pertaining to cancer

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cancerous

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substance that causes cancer

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carcinogen

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producing cancer

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carcinogenic

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abnormal condition of blue (bluish discoloration of the skin caused by inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood)

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cyanosis

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producing cells

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cytogenic

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resembling a cell

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cytoid

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study of cells

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cytology

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cell substance

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cytoplasm

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state of complete knowledge (identifying a disease)

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diagnosis (Dx)

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abnormal development

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dysplasia

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pertaining to epithelium

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epithelial

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red (blood) cell

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erythrocyte

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increase in the number of red (blood) cells

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erythrocytosis

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study of causes (of diseases)

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etiology

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study of tissue

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histology

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excessive development of cells

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hyperplasia

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incomplete development (of an organ or tissue)

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hypoplasia

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produced by a physician (adverse condition)

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iatrogenic

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study of medicine

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iatrology

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cell with a nucleus

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karyocyte

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substance of a nucleus

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karyoplasm

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white (blood) cell

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leukocyte (WBC)

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increase in the number of white (blood) cells

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leukocytosis

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resembling fat

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lipoid

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beyond control (transfer of disease from one organ to another as in the transfer of malignant tumors)

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metastasis (pl. metastases)

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disease of the muscle

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myopathy

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new disease

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neopathy

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resembling a nerve

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neuroid

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causing tumors

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oncogenic

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a physician who studies and treats tumors (cancers)

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oncologist

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study of tumors (a branch of medicine concerned with the study of malignant tumors)

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oncology

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producing disease

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pathogenic

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a physician who studies diseases (examines biopsies and performs autopsies to determine the cause of death or disease)

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pathologist

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study of disease (a branch of medicine dealing with the study of causes of disease and death)

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pathology

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state of before knowledge (prediction of the outcome of disease)

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prognosis (Px)

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pertaining to the body

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somatic

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originating in the body (organic as opposed to psychological)

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somatogenic

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disease of the body

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somatopathy

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body substance

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somatoplasm

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pertaining to a (body) system (or the body as a whole)

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systemic

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pertaining to the internal organs

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visceral

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pertaining to yellow color

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xanthochromic

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abnormal condition of yellow (discoloration)

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xanthosis