Chapter 3 Flashcards
What test is Definitive to diagnose a tumor?
Biopsy
Iatrogenic
A problem arising from a prescribed treatment
Metastatic
Moving from original site to other organs
What organ is frequently affected by adhesions?
Intestine
What are the signs of inflammation?
Redness, heat, pain
Neoplasm
New growth or an increase in cell number, leading to an increase in tissue size; commonly called tumors
What are examples of viral infections?
Herpes Symplex, mononucleosis, influenza
Disorder
A derangement or abnormality of function.
Dysplasia
An alteration in size, shape, and organization of sentence
Fistula
A tract that connects two organs or cavities to each other or to the surface of the skin.
Anaplastic
Abnormal tissue, the more undifferentiated tissue
Angiogenesis
New growth of blood vessels.
Benign
Having limited growth, noncancerous.
Biopsy
Removing a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination.
Cachexia
A term used to describe any individual who has an ill, thin, wasted appearance.
Carcinogen
Cancer-causing agent or substance.
Carcinogenesis
Cancer development.
Carcinoma in situ
Atypical cells residing in the epithelial layer of tissue, not having broken through the basement membrane and invading other local tissue.
Chemotherapy
Using pharmacologic therapy in the treatment of cancer.
Curative
Something that corrects or cures the disease or condition.
Cytology
The examination or study of cells.
Differentiation
The process of individual specialization of cells.
Frozen section
A technique that enables the pathologist to make a rapid determination of a tumor condition, either malignant or benign.
Grading
Determining the degree of differentiation of cells through microscopic examination.
Hematoma
A large tumor or swelling filled with blood; also called a bruise or contusion.
Hyperplasia
An increase in cell number; overgrowth in response to some type of stimulus.
Invasion
Spreading into surrounding or local tissue.
Leukemia
A progressive overgrowth of abnormal leukocytes; a malignant disease of the bone marrow.
Metaplasia
A cellular adaptation in which the cell changes to another type of cell.
Neoplasm
New growths or an increase in cell number, leading to an increase in tissue size; commonly called tumors
Palliative
Something that is directed toward relief of symptoms but does not cure.
Pap test
Also called papanicolaou test; a screening for cancer using and examining the cells scraped from the cervical area.
Preventative
Something that reduces risk.
Radiation
The process of using light, short-waves, ultraviolet or x-rays, or any other rays.
Sarcoma
A malignant neoplasm arising from connective tissue.
Staging
Determining the degree of spread of a malignant tumor
Tumor
“Swelling “or growth, originally used in the description of the swelling related to inflammation.
