Neoplasm terms Flashcards
abnormal growth
neoplasms
not cancerous, don’t spread, differentiated
benign
cancer, grow rapidly, spreads, undifferentiated
malignant
localize malignant cancer
insitu
cancer goes into the blood stream and lymphatics
metastasize
changes the DNA and allows it to become malignant
oncogenes
tumor of the epithelial tissues
carcinoma
cancer of connective tissue
sarcoma
a small growth
polyp
burning
cauterization
freezing
cryosurgery
removing something including surrounding area
en bloc resection
taking the whole part out
excision biopsy
removing everything
exenteration
using electric sparks
fulgaration
assisting
adjuvant
implanting radioactive seeds
bracytherapy
low energy radiation
electron beams
using radiation from a distance
teletherapy
using radiation deeply
linear accelerator
study of amount of drugs and removal of drugs from the body
chemotherapy (pharmacokinetics)
decides what methods to use
modality
plan
protocol
no symptoms at the moment
remission
symptoms come back
relapse
treating but not curing
palliative
in petri dish
in vitro
in an animal
in vivo
loss of air
alop
decrease in production of leukocytes, erythrocytes, and thrombocytes
myelosuppression
stimulates B and T cells
interleukins
fights viruses
interferon
something went wrong and changed the DNA causing cancer
mutigenic
