-
cancerous
pertaining to cancer
-
carcinogen
substance that causes cancer
-
carcinogenic
producing cancer
-
cyanosis
abnormal condition of blue (bluish discoloration of the skin caused by inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood)
-
diagnosis (Dx)
state of complete knowledge (identifying a disease)
-
etiology
study of causes (of diseases)
-
iatrogenic
produced by a physician (the unexpected results from a treatment prescribed by a physician)
-
iatrology
study of medicine
-
metastasis (mets)
(pl. metastases)
beyond control (transfer of disease fom one organ to another, as in the transfer of malignant tumor)
-
-
-
oncologist
a physician who studies and treats tumors
-
oncology
study of tumors (a branch of medicine concerned with the study of malignant tumors)
-
pathogenic
producing disease
-
pathologist
p physician who studies diseases (examiner biopsies and performs autopsies to determine the cause of disease or death)
-
pathology
study of disease (a branch of medicine dealing with the study of the causes of disease and death)
-
prognosis (Px)
state of before knowledge (prediction of the outcome of disease)
-
xanthochromic
pertaining to yellow color
-
xanthosis
abnormal condition of yellow (discoloration)
-
benign
not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery
-
carcinoma in situ
cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue
-
encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign
-
exacerbation
increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms
-
idiopathic
pertaining to disease of unknown origin
-
inflammitation
response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain
-
in vitro
within a glass, observation within a test tube
-
in vivo
within the living body
-
malignant
tending to become progressively worse and cause death, as in cancer
-
radiation therapy (XRT)
treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation
-
remission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
|
|