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adenocarcinoma (ADD eh noh kar sih NOH mah)
a malignant tumor of glandular epithlial tissue; abbrebiated Adeno-Ca
adenoma (add eh NOH mah)
a benign tumor of glandular epithelial tissue
benign (bee NINE)
"adjective that describes a noninvasive
cancer (KANN ser)
"a disease characterized by the aggressive
caner in situ (KANN ser * in * SIH tyoo)
cancer in the early stages prior to metastasis (in situ generally means confined to a place of origin)
carcinogen (kar sih NOH mah)
a substance that causes cancer
epithelioma (ep ih THEE lee OH mah)
"a tumor that originates from epithelium
fibroma (fye BROH mah)
a benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue
fibrosarcoma (FYW broh sahr KOH mah)
a malignant tumor that originates from fibrous connective tissue
leiomyoma (LYE oh my OH mah)
a benign tumor of smooth muscle
leiomyosarcoma LYE oh my OH sahr KOH mah)
a malignant tumor that originates from smooth muscle
lipoma (lip OH mah)
a benign tumor of fat tissue
lymphoma (limm FOH mah)
a malignant solid tumor of lymphoid tissue
malignant (mah LIG nant)
"an adjective that describes an aggessive life-threatening
melanoma (mell ah NOH mah)
"a cancer that bears a dark pigment
myoma (my OH mah)
a benign tumor of muscle tissue
neoplasm (NEE oh plazm)
a new growth of abnormal cells; a tumor
neuroma (noo ROH mah)
a tumor that originates that from nervous tissue
oncogenic (ong koh JENN ik)
adjective that means causing tumors
osteosarcoma (OSS tee oh sahr KOH mah)
a malignant cancer of the bone
rhabdomyoma (RABB doh my OH mah)
a benign tumor that originates from skeletal muscle and consists of rod-shaped cells
rhabdomyosarcoma (RABB doh my OH sahr KOH mah)
a malignant tumor that originates from skeletal muscle
Author
JenniferWAnderson
ID
35959
Card Set
Cells, Tissues & Cancer Diseases and Disorders
Description
Ch. 3 p 64-85
Updated
2010-09-20T06:10:03Z
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