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CH.2 Body Structure, Color, Oncology Flashcards

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aden/o

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gland

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aut/o

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self

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bi/o

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life

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cancer/o

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cancer

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyt/o

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cell

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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erythr/o

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red

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eti/o

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cause of disease

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fibr/o

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fiber

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gno/o

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knowledge

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hemat/o

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blood

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hist/o

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tissue

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iatr/o

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physician medicine

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lei/o

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smooth

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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my/o

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muscle

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necr/o

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death

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neur/o

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nerve

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onco/o

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tumor/mass

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organ/o

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organ

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path/o

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disease

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped/striated

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sarc/o

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flesh/connective tissue

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somat/o

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body

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system/o

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system

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vir/o

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virus

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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xanth/o

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yellow

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dia-

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through/complete

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dys-

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painful/difficult

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hyper-

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excessive/above

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hypo-

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deficient/below

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meta-

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after/beyond

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micro-

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small

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neo-

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new

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pro-

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before

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-al

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pertaining to

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-cyte

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cell

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-gen

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substance or agent that produces or causes

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genic

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originating/producing

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-logist

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one who studies and treats

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-logy

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study of

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor/swlling

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-opsy

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view of

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasia

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condition of formation/growth

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-plasm

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growth/substance/formation

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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-sis

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state of

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-stasis

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control/stop

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cytogenic

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producing cells

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cytology

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study of cells

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dysplasia

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abnormal development

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epithelial

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pertaining to epithelium

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erhtyrocyte

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RBC

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erythrocytosis

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increase in the number of RBC

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histology

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study of tissue

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hyperplasia

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excessive development

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hypoplasia

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incomplete development

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leukocyte

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WBC

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leukocytosis

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increase in the number of WBC

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lipoid

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resembling fat

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necrosis

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condition of cell death

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myopathy

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disease of the muscle

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neuropathy

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disease of the nerves

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organomegaly

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enlargement of the organ

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somatic

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pertaining to the body

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somatogenic

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originating in the body

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systemic

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pertaining to a body system or body as whole

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visceral

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pertaining to internal organs

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adenocarcinoma

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cancerous tumor of the glandular tissue

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adenoma

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tumor consisted of glandular tissue (benign)

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epithelioma

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tumor consisted of epithelium

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fibroma

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tumor consisted of fiber

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fibrosarcoma

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malignant tumor composed of fiber

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leiomyoma

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tumor consisted of smooth muscle (benign)

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leiomyosarcoma

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malignant tumor of smooth muscle

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lipoma

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tumor composed of fat (benign tumor)

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liposarcoma

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malignant tumor of fat

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melanocarcinoma

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cancerous black tumor

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melanoma

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black tumor (primarily of the skin)

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myoma

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tumor composed of muscle (benign)

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metastasis

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beyond control

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metastases (METS)

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beyond control?

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neoplasm

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new growth

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neuroma

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tumor consisted of nerve (benign)

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rhabdomyoma

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tumor consisted of striated muscle (benign)

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rhabdomyosarcoma

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malignant tumor consisted of striated muscle

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sarcoma

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tumor of connective tissue

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autopsy

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view of self (postmortem to see cause of death)

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biopsy

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view of life (removal of tissue under a microscope)

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cytopathology

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study of cells in disease

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hematology

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study of blood

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histopathology

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study of tissue in disease

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micobiology

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study of small life

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virology

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study of viruses

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cancerous

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pertaining to cancer

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carcinogen

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substance that causes cancer

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carcinogenic

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producing cancer

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carcinoid

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resembling cancer

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cyanosis

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abnormal condition of blue

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cytopathology

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study of cells in disease

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diagnosis

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state of complete knowledge

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etiology

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study of causes of disease

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hematology

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study of blood

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histopathology

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study of tissue in disease

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iatrogenic

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produced by a physician

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microbiology

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study of small life

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oncogeneic

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causing tumors

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oncologist

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physician who studies and treats malignant tumors

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oncology

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study of tumors

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pathogeneic

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producing disease

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pathology

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study of disease

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prognosis

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state of before knowledge

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virology

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study of viruses

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xanthosis

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abnormal condition of yellow

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benign

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not malignant

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biological therapy

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treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers

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carcinoma in situ

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cancer in the early stage

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chemotherapy

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treatment of cancer with drugs

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encapsulated

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enclosed within a capsule,

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hospice

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end of life care

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malignant

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tending to be progressively worse and to cause death

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palliative

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providing relief but not cure.

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radiation therapy XRT

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treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance,

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remission

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improvement or absence of signs of disease

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chemistry panel

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a series of tests performed on a blood sample that give information regarding multiple systems

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complete blood count w/differential (CBC w/diff)

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laboratory test for basic blood screening that measures various aspects of erythrocytes

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culture and sensitivity (C&S)

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test performed on a sample to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria.

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genetic testing

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examines DNA, the chemical database that carries instructions for the body”s functions;

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specimen

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sample of blood, urine, or body tissue that is taken for medical testing

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aferbile

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without fever

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bacteria (s. bacterium)

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single-celled microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading body tissue

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erthythema

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redness

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exacerbation

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sudden onset

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ferbile

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feverish

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fungus (pl. fungi)

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organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surroundings

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idiopathic

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pertaining to disease of unknown origin

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infection

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invasion of pathogens in body tissue.

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inflammation

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localized protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain

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microogranism

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a form of life that is too small to be seen without a microscope;

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morbidity

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state of being diseased

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mortality

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state of death

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virus (pl. viruses)

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minute microorganism, much smaller than a bacterium,
charcterized by a lack of independent metabolism and the ability to replicate only within living host cells; these may cause infection by invading body tissue.

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