bio exam 3 Flashcards
general term for a tumor, whether cancerous or noncancerous
neoplasm
cancerous cells return after treatment, either in the primary location or as metastases (spread)
recurrence (relapse)
absence of all evidence of a cancer after treatment
remission
the percentage of people who survive a given time period after treatment
survival rate
an abnormal growth or mass
tumor
cancer of blood cells and cells of the immune system
lymphoma and leukemia
cancer of cells mesoderm origin that form muscles and connective tissue
sarcoma
cancer of epithelial cells that cover body surfaces and glands
carcinoma
the degree to which (or spread at which) a tumor grows and spreads
aggressiveness
a lack of differentiation. Thus, an anaplastic cancer is highly undifferentiated and usually very aggressive
anaplasia
the total content of the DNA of a cell or of a multicellular organism
genome
a list of all of the mRNA produced by a cell or by all of the cells of a multicellular organism
transcriptome
the list of all of the proteins produced by a cell or by all of the cells of a multicellular organism
proteome
a list of all of the metabolites produced inside of a cell
metabolome
genome of a community–a list of all of the genes encoded in a community
metagenome
