KIN 2509 Ch 19

• deoxyribonucleic acid
• a nucleic acid found in all living cells; carries the genetic information of an organism

• human immunodeficiency virus
• a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

the process by which tumor cells spread to different parts of the body

• an unusual change in genetic material occuring spontaneously or by induction
• the alteration changes the original expression of the gene
• often transmitted to later generations

• one that precedes and indicates the approach of something else
• ex - polyp may be a precursor of a cancerous tumor

• ribonucleic acid
• a nucleic acid found in both the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells that transmit genetic instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
• in cytoplasm - functions in assembly of proteins
• found in many viruses, as in the genetic material of AIDS

any group of viruses with the core of RNA

gland

embryonic cell

cancer

heat, burn

chemical, drug

cold

tissue

immune, immunity

smooth muscle (visceral)

a malignant tumor of glandular epithelium

a malignant neoplasm characterized by immature, only slightly differentiated nerve cells of embryonic type

forming, producing, or origin

process of burning a part of the body by cautery

treatment of disease by means of chemical substances or drugs; usually used in reference to neoplastic disease of cancer

use of subfreezing temperature to destroy tissue

the study of diseases involving the tissue cells

the application of immunologic knowledge and techniques to prevent and treat diseases

a malignant neoplasm composed of smooth muscle

white

genetic change

bone marrow, spinal cord

tumor

striated (skeletal) muscle

flesh (connective tissue)

hematologic malignancies (liquid tumors) in which immature blood cells multiply at the expense of normal blood cells

any agent that promotes or produces a mutation or causes an increase in the rate of mutational change

tumor composed of cells derived from hemopoietic tissues of the bone marrow

study of tumors

a striated muscular tissue tumor

a malignant tumor of connective tissue

without, not

bad, painful, difficult

excessive, above normal

under, below normal

change, beyond

new

loss of cellular differentiation, characteristic of most malignancies

any abnormal development of tissues or organs

excessive proliferation of normal cells in the normal tissue arrangement of an organ

a condition of the blood in which the red blood cells have a reduced hemoglobin content

the process by which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the body

new formation of growth