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40 Cards in this Set
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cystic
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forming large open spaces filled with fluid
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fungating
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mushroom pattern of growth
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inflammatory
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having features of inflamation
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medullary
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pertaining to large flesh tumors
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necrotic
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containing dead tissue
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polypoid
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growths that are projections from a stem like base (think of polyps)
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ulcerating
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open exposed surfaces
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verrucous
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wart like growth
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alveolar
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resembles microscopic sacs
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carcinoma in situ
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localized, have not spread
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diffuse
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spreading evenly through affected tissues
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dysplasic
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abnormal cells, not clearly cancerous
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follicular
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small gland type sacs
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pleomorphic
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variety of cells
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scirrhous
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densely packed tumors
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undifferentiated
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lacking microscopic structures found in normal mature cells
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alveol/o
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small sac
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cac/o
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bad
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cauter/o
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burn
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chem/o
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chemical
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cyst/o
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sac of fluid
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follicul/o
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small glandular sacs
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fung/i
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mushroom
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mutagen/o
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causing genetic change
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onc/o
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tumor
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plas/o
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formaiton
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ple/o
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many
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sarc/o
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connective tissue
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scirrh/o
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hard
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-blastoma
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immature tumor
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-plasia
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formation, growth
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-plasm
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formation, growth
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ana-
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backward
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apo-
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off, away
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brachy-
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short (distance)
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epi-
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upon
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meta-
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beyond, change
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prot/o
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first
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tele-
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far
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