Cancer Flashcards
-Oma
- Benign tumors that arise from connective tissue
- used to describe both malignant and benign tumors that arise from epithelial and nervous tissue
Carcin
The word root indicates a malignant tumor
Anaplasia
A loss of structural organization in a tissue that is permanent.
Dysplasia
Abnormal tissue development
Hyperplasia
An increase in the # of cells in a tissue other than by tumor development
Metastasis
The spreading of cancer cells from the primary tumor
Adenocarcinoma
A malignant tumor of glandular epithelial tissue
Cancer in situ
Cancer in the early stages prior to metastasis
Carcinogen
A substance that causes cancer
Carcinoma
A cancer, or malignant tumor
Epithelioma
A tumor that originates from epithelium
Fibroma
A benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue
Fibrosarcoma
A malignant tumor that originates from fibrous connective tissue
Leiomyoma
A benign tumor of smooth tissue
Leiomyosarcoma
Malignant tumor that originates from smooth muscle
Lipoma
A benign tumor of fat tissue
Lymphoma
Malignant solid tumor of lymphoid tissue
Melanoma
A cancer that bears a dark pigment usually arising from pigment producing cells of the skin
Myoma
Benign tumor of muscle tissue
Neoplasm
A new growth of abnormal cells
Neuroma
A tumor that originates from nervous tissue
Oncogenic
Adjective that means causing tumors
Osteosarcoma
A malignant cancer of bone
Rhabdomyoma
Benign tumor that originates from skeletal muscle that consists of rod-shaped cells
