Chapter 19 Flashcards by Ava Herbert

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alveol

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small sac

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cac

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bad

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carcin

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cancer

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cauter

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burn

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chem

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chemical

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cry

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cold

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cyst

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sac of fluid

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fibr

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fibers

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follicul

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small glandular sacs

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fung

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fungus

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medulla

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soft inner part

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mucos

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mucous membrane

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mut

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genetic change

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mutagen

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causing genetic change

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necr

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death

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neur

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nerve

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onc

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tumor

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papill

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nipple-like

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plas

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formation

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ple

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many

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polyp

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polyp

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prot

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first

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radi

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rays

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sarc

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flesh

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scirrh

hard

xer

dry

-blastoma

immature tumor

-genesis

formation

-oma

tumor

-plasia

formation

-plasm

formation

-suppression

to stop

-therapy

treatment

ana-

backward

apo-

off

brachy-

short

epi-

upon

meta-

beyond

neo-

new

tele-

far

AFP

alpha-fetoprotein

bcr

breakpoint cluster region

BMT

bone marrow transplantation

bx

biopsy

CA

cancer

CAR T-cell

chimeric antigen receptor T cell

CEA

carcinoembryonic antigen

cGy

centigray

chemo

chemotherapy

CR

complete response

CSF

colony-stimulating factor

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

EGFR

epidermal growth factor receptor

ER

estrogen receptor

EPO

erythropoietin

FNA

fine needle aspiration

5-FU

5-fluorouracil

Ga

gallium

GIST

gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Gy

gray

H&E

hematoxylin and eosin

HER2

growth factor gene highly activated in cells of certain types of breast cancer

IGRT

intensity-modulated gated radiation therapy

IHC

immunohistochemistry

IMRT

intensity-modulated radiation therapy

IO

Immuno-oncology

IORT

intraoperative radiation therapy

Mets

metastases

mAB

monoclonal antibody

NED

no evidence of disease

NF

neurofibromatosis

NHL

non-Hodgkin lymphoma

NSCLC

non-small cell lung cancer

Pap smear

Papanicolaou smear

PD

progressive disease

PR

partial response

prot.

protocol

PSA

prostate-specific antigen

PSCT

peripheral stem cell transplantation

PSRS

proton stereotactic radiosurgery

RNA

ribonucleic acid

RT

radiation therapy

SD

stable disease

TNM

tumor-node-metastasis

VEGF

vascular endothelial growth factor

RT/XRT

radiation therapy