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treatment that uses drugs

a scientist who studies cell structure and function

the field of study concerned with the structure and funtction of cells

a scientist who studies or identifies tiddues

the study of tissues

a physician who specializes in the treatment of cancer

the study of tumors

treatmentto reduce the intensity of painful symptoms without producing a cure

treatment of cancer that uses radioactive materials

destroy the metabolically active cells on the principle that cancer cells are more metabolically active than most healthy cells

prvent the growth, spread, and recurrence of certain glandular cancers such as breast cancer

boost the immune response against cancer cells by triggering the bodys defense mechanisms

adenocarcinoma

cancer

metastasis

stage (of cancer development)

tumor, node, metastasis

a loss of structural organization in a tissue that is permanent

abnormal tissue development

an increase in the number of cells in a tissue, other than by tumor development

the spreading of cancer cells from the primary tumor

improvement or absense of signs of disease

a diagnostic scan that employs computers and radioactive substances to examine the metabolic activity of various parts of the body and to create color coded images

a forecast of the probable cause or outcome of a disease

a diagnostic procedure in which harmless sound waves are pulsated through body tissue: the pulse echoes are converted into images of internal body structures by computer

a diagnostic scan similar to x ray, in which data from beams of energized particles are computer intrepreted to produce a three dimensional cross-sectional slice or image of the body

the determination of the nature of a disease

a diagnostic procedure that involves a visual examination with an endoscope, which includes a camera, fiber optics, and a long flexible tube that can be inserted into the patient

study of the causes of disease

an evaluation made for the purpose of diagnosis, by identifying physical evence of disease, such as signs and symptoms

adjective that describes a disease of rapid onset, short duration, and often with a sharp, or severe effect

adjective that describes a disease of long duration, usually with a slow progression

a state of the body in which homeostatis has faltered due to any cause

adjective meaning a disease that is induced by medical treatment

adjective meaning a disease of unknown cause

the invasion of multiplication of parasitic organisms within the body, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi

a response to a trauma, which is marked by the symptoms of redness, swelling, heat, and pain

conditions following and resulting from a disease

a wound or injury

a symptom in which body temperature rises aboce the normal (98.6)

an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience tha tis associated with tissue damage

a feeling or mental experience of percieving any stimulus

an abnormality that is discoverable by an objective examination

an appearance or sensation, experienced by a patient, that deviates from the normal, healthy state

pertaining near to a point of reference

• the space inside the spinal column,
• viscera include the spinal cord

pertaining to above and to the side

• the space inside the chest or thorax
• viscera include heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, bronchi

• the region of the body pertaining to the chest
• also called the chest region or thorax

• the body position that is used as a reference for directional terms
• it is an erect posture with the arms at the sidesm palms of the hands faving forward, and legs together with the feet poiting forward

the science of body structure

the area of the abdomen that contains the navel

adjective meaning pertaining to the belly

contains the thoravic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities