Exam 1 Slide Show (Cells) Important Terms Flashcards
What is Cancer?
A group of disease characterized by uncontrolled or abnormal cell division
What is Tumor/Neoplasm?
Excess tissue that develops as the result of cancer
What is Oncology?
Study of tumors
What is Malignancy?
Cancerous neoplasm (tumor) that tends to metastasize
What is Metastasis?
The spread of cancerous cells to other parts of the body
What is benign tumor?
A Neoplasm that does not metastasize
What is Carcinoma?
Malignant tumors that arise from epithelial cells
What is Melanoma?
Cancerous growths of melanocytes (a type of epithelial cell)
What is Sarcoma?
A general term for any cancer arising from muscle cells or connective tissues.
What is Osteogenic sarcoma?
A cancer of bone
What is Leukemia?
A cancer of blood-forming organs characterized by rapid growth of abnormal leukocytes
What is Lymphoma?
A malignant disease of lymphatic tissue
What is Epidemiology?
The science that deals with why, when, and where diseases occur, and how they are transmitted in a human community.
What is Pharmacology?
The science of the effects and uses of drugs in disease treatment
What is Atrophy?
A decrease in the size of cells with consequent decrease in the size of the affected tissue or organ
What is Dysplasia?
Alteration in the size, shape, and organization of cells due to chronic irritation or inflammation;
What is Hyperplasia?
An increase in the number of cells of a tissue due to an increase in the frequency of cell division
What is Hypertrophy?
An increase in the size of cells without cell division
What is Metaplasia?
The transformation of one cell type into another.
What is Progeny?
Offspring or descendants
What is Proteomics?
The study of the proteome (all of an organism’s proteins)
What is Tumor marker?
A substance introduced into criculation by tumor cells that indicates the presence of a tumor, as well as its specfiic type;
What may be used to screen, diagnose, and evaluate a response to treatment and monitor for recurrence of the cancer?
Tumor marker
What may progress to neoplasia if the conditions persist, or revert to normal if the irritation is removed.
Dysplasia
