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17 Cards in this Set
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benign |
nonrecurring, encapsulated, can be removed |
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cancer |
malignant, nonorderly, don't follow growth rules, crab like shape, metastasize |
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chemotherapy |
treatment of cancer by using pharmaceuticals |
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diagnosis |
identification of a disease |
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inflammation |
protective response of body; redness, swelling, heat, pain |
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malignant |
progressively gets worse, reoccurs, returns |
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metastasis |
spread of malignancy to another body area |
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prognosis |
prediction of outcome of disease and how long |
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radiation therapy |
treatment of cancer with X-rays or radiation |
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remission |
lessening or absence of signs of disease |
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neoplasms |
new growth |
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eponyms |
from the name of a person or place |
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acronym |
formed from the first letter of the word containing a vowel |
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word root |
core of the word |
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suffix |
attached to the end of the word root |
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prefix |
attached to beginning of word root |
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combining vowel |
vowel, usually an o, placed between two word roots/ word root and suffix |
