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45 Cards in this Set
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aden/o
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gland
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blast/o
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immature,
embryonic |
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carcin/o
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cancerous
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chem/o
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chemical,
drug |
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cyst/o
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sac of fluid
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fibr/o
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fibers
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immun/o
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immune,
immunity |
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medull/o
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soft inner part
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mut/a
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genetic change
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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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papill/o
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papillary
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plas/o
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formation
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polyp/o
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polyp
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radi/o
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rays,
x-rays |
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sarc/o
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flesh
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scirrh/o
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hard
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meta-
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beyond,
change |
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adenopathy
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enlargement of glands, especially lymph nodes
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blastoma
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neoplasm composed of immature cells derived from the blastema of an organ or a tissue
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carcinogenic
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causing cancer
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carcinomatous
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pertaining to cancer;
malignant |
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electrochemistry
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study of chemical changes resulting from electric action
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cystalgia
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pain in the bladder
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fibrinogen
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kind of proteinfound in the blood
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immunogen
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any substance capable of eliciting of immune response
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medullization
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enlargement of marrow spaces
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transmutation
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evolutionarychange of one speciesinto another
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mutagenesis
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induction of genetic mutation
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oncogenic
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giving rise to tumors
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papillated
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containing small, nipple-shaped projectionsor elevations
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plasma
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fluid portion of blood from which all solids have been removed
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polypoid
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resembling a polyp
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radiotherapy
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treatment of disease with x-rays, radium, and other radiations
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sarcomas
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malignant tumors of supporting tissues
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scirrhous
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hard or indurated
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metastasis
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transfer of disease from one part of the body to another that is not directly connected to it
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medulloblast
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undifferentiated cell of the neural tube that may develop into the neuroblast or spongioblast
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neoplasia
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formation of neoplasm(tumor)
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neoplasm
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tumor; any new or abnormal growth
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-blast
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immature
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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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-therapy
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treatment
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chemotherapy
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use of drugs to kill cancer cells
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