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adipose
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connective tissue that stores fats
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areolar
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loose connective tissue, any small space,a circular areea of marked color
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benign
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tumor that does NOT spread. (non recurrent nor becoming worse)
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cartilage
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hard connective tissue found at the end of bones, tip of nose, embryonic skeleton, etc.
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chemotherapy
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Treatment of a disease by administration of a chemical agent
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collagen
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flexible white protein that gives strength and resilience to connective tissue
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endocrine
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gland secretes directly into bloodstream
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epithelium
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covers surfaces, lines cavities, forms glands (one of the four main types of tissue)
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exocrine
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secretes thru a duct
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fascia
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Band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue
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histology
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study of tissues
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malignant
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tumor that spreads. (tends to become worse and cause death)
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matrix
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NONLIVING background material in tissue (intracellular material)
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membrane
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thin sheet of tissue
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metastasis
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spread of tumor cells
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mucosa
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lining membrane that produces mucus; mucous membrane
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myelin
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fatty material that covers and insulates the axons of some neurons
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neoplasm
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abnormal growth of cells; tumor
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neuroglia
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aupporting and protective cells of the central nervous system
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neuron
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"conducting" cell of the nervous system
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parietal
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the WALL of a space or cavity
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serosa
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epithilial membrane that secretes a thin, watery fluid.
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staging
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procedure for evaluating the extent of tumor spread
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visceral
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organs in the venral body cavities
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