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oncology Flashcards

1
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carcinogenic

A

potential to cause cancer

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2
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bone marrow aspirate

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small sample of bone marrow is removed with a wide needle

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3
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diffrentiation

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young, immature (unspecialized) cells take on individual characteristics and reach their mature (specialized) form and function

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4
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disseminated

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havig spread through organ or body

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5
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dormant

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inactive

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6
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hyperplasia

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increase in number of normal cells in nornmal arrangement of organ or tissue

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7
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latent period

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time of infection to time of becoming infectious

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8
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metastasis

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pathogenic growth distant from primary disease site

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9
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remission

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partial or complete disappearance of disease signs

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10
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spontaneous regression

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unexpected imrpovement or cure from a disease that usally progresses

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11
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chemotherapy

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treatment of neoplasm through use of chemicals

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12
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cytotoxic agent

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substance that kills or damages cells

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radiation therapy

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young, immature (unspecialized) cells take on individual characteristics and reach their mature (specialized) form and function

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14
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ocnogenesis

A

development of a tumor

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15
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one who studies tumors

A

ocologist

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16
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pertainign to tumor

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oncogenic

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17
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destruction of tumor

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ocnolysis

18
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excision of cancerous growth

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carcinectomy

19
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resembling cancer

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carcinoma

20
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destruction of cancer

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carcinolysis

21
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causing or producing cancer

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cacinogen

22
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benign tumor of fat

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lipoma

23
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benign tumor of fibrocytes

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fibroma

24
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benign tumor of meninges

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meningioma

25
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benign tumor of nervous tissue

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neuroma

26
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malignant tumor of bione

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osteosarcoma

27
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malignant tumor of smooth muscle

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leiomyosarcoma

28
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malignant tumor of skeletal muscle

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rhabdomyosarcoma

29
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malignant tumor of cartilage

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chondrosarcoma

30
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metastasis

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pathogenic growth_distant from the primary disease site

31
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benign

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non reoccuring

32
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leukemia

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elevation in the number of malignant white blood cells; animals with leukemia have extremely elevated total leukocyte counts

33
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blast/o

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immature cell

34
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carcin/o

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cancerous

35
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cry/o

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cold

36
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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

37
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ne/o

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new

38
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onc/o

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tumor

39
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thabdomy/o

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striated msucle

40
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sarc/o

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malignancy

VTEC 1001 Terminology (13 decks)

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