Ch.2 Oncology, Complementary Terms Built from WP Flashcards by Corrie Lothrop

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adenocarcinoma

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cancerous tumor of the glandular tissue

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adenoma

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tumor composed to glandular tissue

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carcinoma

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cancerous tumor (malignant)

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chloroma

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tumor of green color

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epithelioma

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tumor composed of epithelium

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fibroma

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tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue)

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fibrosarcoma

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malignant tumor composed of fiber

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leiomyoma

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tumor composed of smooth muscle

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leiomyosarcoma

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malignant tumor of smooth muscle

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lipoma

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tumor composed of fat

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liposarcoma

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malignant tumor of fat

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melanocarcinoma

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cancerous black tumor

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melanoma

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black tumor

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myoma

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tumor composed of muscle

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neoplasm

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new growth

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neuroma

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tumor composed of nerve

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rhabdomyoma

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tumor composed of striated muscle

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rhabdomyosarcoma

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malignant tumor of striated muscle

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sarcoma

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tumor or connective tissue

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cancerous

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pertaining to cancer

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carcinogen

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substance that causes cancer

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carcinogenic

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producing cancer

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cyanosis

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abnormal condition of blue

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diagnosis (Dx)

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state of complete knowledge

etiology

study of causes (of diseases)

iatrogenic

produced by a physician

iatrology

study of medicine

metastasis

beyond control (spread of disease or malignant tumors)

neopathy

new disease

oncogenic

causing tumors

oncologist

physician who studies & treats tumors

oncology

study of tumors

organic

pertaining to an organ

organoid

resembling an organ

pathogenic

producing disease

pathologist

physician who studies diseases (examines biopsies & performs autopsies)

pathology

study of disease

prognosis (Px)

state of before knowledge

xanthochromic

pertaining to yellow color

xanthosis

abnormal condition of yellow (discoloration)