Med. Term.-Ch.2: Oncology

Question 0

Adenoma

Answer 0

Tumor composed of glandular tissue(bening)

Question 1

Adenocarcinoma

Answer 1

Cancerous tumor of glandular tissue

Question 2

Carcinoma(CA)

Answer 2

Cancerous tumor(malignant)

Question 3

Chloroma

Answer 3

Tumor of green color(malignant, arising from myeloid tissue)

Question 4

Epithelioma

Answer 4

Tumor composed of epithelium(benign or malignant)

Question 5

Fibroma

Answer 5

Tumor composed of fiber(fibrous tissue)(benign)

Question 6

Fibrosarcoma

Answer 6

Malignant tumor composed of finer(fibrous tissue)

Question 7

Leiomyoma

Answer 7

Tumor composed of smooth muscle(bening)

Question 8

Leiomyosarcoma

Answer 8

Malignant tumor of smooth muscle

Question 9

Lipoma

Answer 9

Tumor composed of fat(bening tumor)

Question 10

Liposarcoma

Answer 10

Malignant tumor of fat

Question 11

Melanocarcinoma

Answer 11

Cancerous black tumor(malignant)

Question 12

Melanoma

Answer 12

Black tumor(primarily of the skin)

Question 13

Myoma

Answer 13

Tumor composed of muscle(benign)

Question 14

Neoplasm

Answer 14

New growth(of abnormal tissue, benign or malignant)

Question 15

Neuroma

Answer 15

Tumor composed of nerve(benign)

Question 16

Rhabdomyoma

Answer 16

Cancer composed of striated muscle

Question 17

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Answer 17

Malignant tumor of striated muscle

Question 18

Sarcoma

Answer 18

Tumor of connective tissue (ex: bone or cartilage) (highly malignant)