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Cancer Flashcards

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-Oma

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  • Benign tumors that arise from connective tissue

- used to describe both malignant and benign tumors that arise from epithelial and nervous tissue

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Carcin

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The word root indicates a malignant tumor

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Anaplasia

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A loss of structural organization in a tissue that is permanent.

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Dysplasia

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Abnormal tissue development

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Hyperplasia

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An increase in the # of cells in a tissue other than by tumor development

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Metastasis

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The spreading of cancer cells from the primary tumor

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Adenocarcinoma

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A malignant tumor of glandular epithelial tissue

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Cancer in situ

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Cancer in the early stages prior to metastasis

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Carcinogen

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A substance that causes cancer

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Carcinoma

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A cancer, or malignant tumor

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Epithelioma

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A tumor that originates from epithelium

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Fibroma

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A benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue

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Fibrosarcoma

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A malignant tumor that originates from fibrous connective tissue

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Leiomyoma

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A benign tumor of smooth tissue

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Leiomyosarcoma

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Malignant tumor that originates from smooth muscle

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Lipoma

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A benign tumor of fat tissue

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Lymphoma

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Malignant solid tumor of lymphoid tissue

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Melanoma

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A cancer that bears a dark pigment usually arising from pigment producing cells of the skin

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Myoma

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Benign tumor of muscle tissue

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Neoplasm

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A new growth of abnormal cells

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Neuroma

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A tumor that originates from nervous tissue

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Oncogenic

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Adjective that means causing tumors

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Osteosarcoma

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A malignant cancer of bone

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Rhabdomyoma

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Benign tumor that originates from skeletal muscle that consists of rod-shaped cells

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Cancer

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One of the most life threatening diseases of adults

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