Chapter 3

Question 1

abnormal tissue; the more undifferentiated tissue

Answer 1

anaplastic

Question 1

new growth of blood vessels

Answer 1

angiogenesis
angio=vessel
genesis=formation

Question 2

having limited growth; noncancerous

Answer 2

benign

Question 3

removing a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination

Answer 3

biopsy

Question 4

a term used to describe any individual who has an ill, thin, wasted appearance

Answer 4

cachexia

Question 5

cancer causing agent or substance

Answer 5

carcinogen
carcino=cancer
gen=arising

Question 6

cancer development

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carcinogenesis

Question 7

the most common type of malignant neoplasm arising from epithelial tissue

Answer 7

carcinoma

Question 8

atypical cells residing in the epithelial layer of tissue, not having broken through the basement membrane and invading other local tissues

Answer 8

carcinoma in situ

Question 9

using pharmacologic therapy in the treatment of cancer

Answer 9

chemotherapy
chemo=chemical
therapy=treatment

Question 10

something that corrects or cures the disease or condition

Answer 10

curative

Question 11

the examination or study of cells

Answer 11

cytology

Question 12

the process of individual specialization of cells

Answer 12

differentiation

Question 13

an alteration in size, shape, and organization of cells

Answer 13

dysplasia

Question 14

a technique that enables a pathologist to make a rapid determination of a tumor condition

Answer 14

frozen section

Question 15

determining the degree of differentiation of cells through microscopic examination

Answer 15

grading

Question 16

a large tumor or swelling filled with blood: also called a bruise or contusion

Answer 16

hematoma
hemat=blood
oma=tumor

Question 17

an increase in cell number; overgrowth in response to some type of stimulus

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hyperplasia
hyper=too much
plasia=growth

Question 18

spreading into surrounding or local tissue

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invasion

Question 19

a progressive overgrowth of abnormal leukocytes; a malignant disease of the bone marrow

Answer 19

leukemia
leuk=white
emia=blood

Question 20

malignant neoplasm of blood forming organs

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lymphomas

Question 21

deadly or progressing to death; cancerous

Answer 21

malignant

Question 22

a cellular adaption in which the cell changes to another type of cell

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metaplasia

Question 23

spreading to distant sites

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metastasis

Question 24

an increase in cell number, leading to an increase in tissue size; commonly called tumors

Answer 24

neoplasms
neo=new
plasm=growth

Question 25

something that is directed toward relief of symptoms but does not cure

Answer 25

palliative

Question 26

also called a Papanicolaou test; a screening for cancer using and examining the cells scraped from the cervical area

Answer 26

pap test

Question 27

something that reduces risk

Answer 27

preventive

Question 28

the process of using light, short waves, ultraviolet or X-rays, or any other rays

Answer 28

radiation

Question 29

malignant neoplasm arising from connective tissue

Answer 29

sarcoma

Question 30

determining the degree of spread of a malignant tumor

Answer 30

staging

Question 31

swelling or growth, originally used in the description of the swelling related to inflammation

Answer 31

tumor