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21 Cards in this Set
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A malignant tumor of glandular epithelial tissue and abbreviation is Adeno-Ca?
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adenocarcinoma
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A benign tumor of glandular epithelial tissue?
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adenoma
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Adjective describing a noninvasive., slow growing tumor;nonmalignant.
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benign
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Cancer in the early stages prior to metastasis?
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cancer in situ which means confined to a place of origin.
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Disease caused by the aggressive, unregulated growth of abnormal cells and spreading to other tissues?
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cancer
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Malignant cancer tumor?
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carcinoma
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A substance that causes cancer?
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carcinogen
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A tumor that comes from the epithelium (skin)?
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epithelioma
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A benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue?
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fibroma
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A malignant tumor originating from fibrous connective tissue?
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fibrosarcoma
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A benign tumor of smooth muscle?
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leiomyoma
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A carcinoma that originates from smooth muscle?
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leiomyosarcoma
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A benign tumor of fat tissue?
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lipoma
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A malignant solid tumor of lymphoid tissue?
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lymphoma
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A adjective describing an aggressive, life-threatening, invasive tumor?
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malignant
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A loss of structural organization in a tissue?
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anaplasia
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Abnormal tissue development?
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dysplasia
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An increase in the number of cells in a tissue other that by tumor?
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hyperplasia
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The spreading of cancer cells from the primary tumor?
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metastasis
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Improvement or absence of signs of diseases?
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remission
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