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bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
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epi-
upon, over, above, on top
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excessive, abnormally high, above
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gen/o, gene/o
formation, cause, produce
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lymph o
clera water or fluid
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neur o
sinew or cord nerve, fascia
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nucle o,
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kernel, nucleus
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radi o
- light energy
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- spke of a wheel
- radius
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producing, formation, causing
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pertaining to producing, formation, causing
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-oma
abnormal swelling, tumor
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-plasia
shape, formation (its most common us is as a suffic, although the term incluses a word root, plas, and a suffic, -ia)
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-plasm
somthing shaped (may also be used as a word root)
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chrom
an x shaped structure in a cells nucleus that bears DNA
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anaplasia
a loss of structural organization in a tissue that is permanent
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displasia
abormal tissue developement
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hyperplasia
an increase in the number of cells in a tissue, other than by tumor development
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metastasis
the spreading of cancer cells from the primary tumor
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remission
improvement or absense of signs of disease
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adenocarcinoma
a malignant tumor of glandular epithelial tissue
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adenoma
a benign tumor of glanular epithelial tissue
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benign
- adjective that describes a noninvasive, slow growing tumor;
- nonmalignant
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cancer
a disease characterized by the aggressive, unregulated growth of abnormal cells and their spreading to other tissues
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cancer in situ
cancer in the eary stages prior to metastasis
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carcinogen
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carcinoma
a canceer, a malignant tumor
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epithelioma
a tumor that originates from epithelium, usually from the skin
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fibroma
a benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue
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fibrosarcoma
a malignant tumor that originates from fibrous connective tissue
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leiomyoma
a benign tumor of smooth muscle
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leiomyosarcoma
a malignant tumor that originates form smooth muscle
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lipoma
a benign tumor of fat tissue
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lymphoma
a malignant solid tumor of lymphoid tissue
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malignant
an adjective that describes an aggressive, life threatening, invasive tumor
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melanoma
a cancer that bears a dark pigment, usually arising from pigment producing cells of the skin
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myoma
a benign tumor of muscle tissue
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