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adenocarcinoma |
tumors of epithelial cell origin that tend to be highly cellular and often exfoliate in clumps or sheets |
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adipocytes |
fat storage cell
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benign |
neoplasm characterized by homogenous populations of cells that are not malignant, including lipoma, fibroma, papilloma, and adenoma.
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carcinoma |
tumors of epithelial cell origin that tend to be highly cellular and often exfoliate in clumps or sheets.
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effusion |
escape of fluid from blood vessels or lymphatics into tissues or cavities
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exudate |
eggusion characterized by greater than 3.0g/dL of protein and greater than 7000 nucleated cells/mL; fluid containing protein andcellis that is excreted from the body on tissue surfaces
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fibrosarcoma |
sarcoma found in fibrous connective tissue
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fistula |
abnormal passage between two internal organs or form an internal organ to the body surface.
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hepatocytes |
liver cells
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hyperplasia |
abnormal increase in overall cell numbers as a result of an external stimulus
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karyolysis |
loss of nuclear membrane
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karyorrhexis |
fragmentation of the cell nucleus
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macrophage |
tissue phagocyte derived from the peripheral blood monocyte
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malignant |
possibly metastatic tumor that can become progressively worse; neoplasia that displays multiple abnormal nuclear criteria
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melanoma |
tumor arising from cells that contain melanin
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metastasis |
growth of pathogenic organisms or abnormal cells distant form the primary site of development
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osteosarcoma |
malignant tumor of bone cells
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percutaneous |
performed through the skin
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pleuritis |
inflammation of the pleura
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pneumothorax |
air in the pleural cavity that causes lung collapse
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pyknosis |
condensed nucleus
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aerobic |
requires oxygen to live
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agar |
semisolid medium
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anaerobic |
organism requiring the absence of oxygen to live
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differential medium
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microbiological medium that contains compounds that identify certain characteristics of organisms grown on the medium
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selective medium |
microbiological medium that contains compounds that inhibit growth of certain types of organisms
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zoonotic |
capable of causing disease in animals and humans |
