1- Synonyms for oncology –but not quite

Question 1

Cancer:

Answer 1

A general term in the public domain usually implying any malignant tumour

Question 2

Carcinogenesis:

Answer 2

The process of producing a carcinoma (malignant tumour of epithelium)

Question 3

Malignancy:

Answer 3

A tumour that is capable of invading tissues and spreading to other organs (metastasising).

Question 4

Neoplasm:

Answer 4

(neo-new, plasia-growth) Abnormal and uncoordinated tissue growth persisting after the withdrawal of the initial cause (often synonymous in modern usage with “tumour”)

Question 5

Oncogenesis:

Answer 5

Mechanisms of the causations of tumours (almost synonymous with carcinogenesis)

Question 6

Tumorigenesis:

Answer 6

The production or formation of a tumour or tumours

Question 7

Tumour

Answer 7

Abnormal swelling, now often used synonymously with “neoplasm”