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What is adenocarcinoma?
What is adenocarcinoma?
- Benign tumor of glandular tissue
- Tumor of connective tissue
- Cancerous tumor of glandular tissue (correct)
- Tumor composed of muscle
What type of tumor is an adenoma?
What type of tumor is an adenoma?
Benign tumor composed of glandular tissue
What is a carcinoma?
What is a carcinoma?
Cancerous tumor (malignant)
What does chloroma refer to?
What does chloroma refer to?
What is epithelioma?
What is epithelioma?
What type of tumor is a fibroma?
What type of tumor is a fibroma?
What is fibrosarcoma?
What is fibrosarcoma?
What type of tumor is a leiomyoma?
What type of tumor is a leiomyoma?
What does leiomyosarcoma refer to?
What does leiomyosarcoma refer to?
What type of tumor is a lipoma?
What type of tumor is a lipoma?
What is liposarcoma?
What is liposarcoma?
What does melanocarcinoma refer to?
What does melanocarcinoma refer to?
What is melanoma?
What is melanoma?
What type of tumor is a myoma?
What type of tumor is a myoma?
What is a neoplasm?
What is a neoplasm?
What is a neuroma?
What is a neuroma?
What type of tumor is a rhabdomyoma?
What type of tumor is a rhabdomyoma?
What does rhabdomyosarcoma refer to?
What does rhabdomyosarcoma refer to?
What is sarcoma?
What is sarcoma?
What does cytogenic mean?
What does cytogenic mean?
What does cytoid mean?
What does cytoid mean?
What is cytology?
What is cytology?
What does cytoplasm refer to?
What does cytoplasm refer to?
What does dysplasia mean?
What does dysplasia mean?
What does epithelial mean?
What does epithelial mean?
What is an erythrocyte?
What is an erythrocyte?
What does erythrocytosis mean?
What does erythrocytosis mean?
What is histology?
What is histology?
What does hyperplasia refer to?
What does hyperplasia refer to?
What does hypoplasia mean?
What does hypoplasia mean?
What is a karyocyte?
What is a karyocyte?
What is karyoplasm?
What is karyoplasm?
What is a leukocyte?
What is a leukocyte?
What does leukocytosis mean?
What does leukocytosis mean?
What does lipoid mean?
What does lipoid mean?
What is myopathy?
What is myopathy?
What does neuroid refer to?
What does neuroid refer to?
What does organomegaly mean?
What does organomegaly mean?
What does somatic mean?
What does somatic mean?
What does somatogenic mean?
What does somatogenic mean?
What does somatopathy refer to?
What does somatopathy refer to?
What is somatoplasm?
What is somatoplasm?
What does systemic mean?
What does systemic mean?
What does visceral refer to?
What does visceral refer to?
What does cancerous mean?
What does cancerous mean?
What is a carcinogen?
What is a carcinogen?
What does cyanosis refer to?
What does cyanosis refer to?
What is a diagnosis?
What is a diagnosis?
What is etiology?
What is etiology?
What does iatrogenic mean?
What does iatrogenic mean?
What is iatrology?
What is iatrology?
What does metastasis refer to?
What does metastasis refer to?
What does oncogenic mean?
What does oncogenic mean?
Who is an oncologist?
Who is an oncologist?
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Study Notes
Tumor Terminology
- Adenocarcinoma: Cancerous tumor from glandular tissue.
- Adenoma: Benign tumor formed from glandular tissue.
- Carcinoma (CA): Malignant cancerous tumor.
- Chloroma: Malignant tumor with a green appearance, arising from myeloid tissue.
- Epithelioma: Tumor from epithelial tissue; can be benign or malignant.
- Fibroma: Benign tumor composed of fibrous tissue.
- Fibrosarcoma: Malignant tumor derived from fibrous tissue.
- Leiomyoma: Benign tumor made up of smooth muscle.
- Leiomyosarcoma: Malignant tumor of smooth muscle.
- Lipoma: Benign tumor formed from fat tissue.
- Liposarcoma: Malignant tumor of fat tissue.
- Melanocarcinoma: Malignant tumor characterized by black coloration.
- Melanoma: Primarily malignant black tumor of the skin.
- Myoma: Benign tumor composed of muscle tissue.
- Neoplasm: Abnormal tissue growth, can be benign or malignant.
- Neuroma: Benign tumor of nervous tissue.
- Rhabdomyoma: Benign tumor of striated muscle.
- Rhabdomyosarcoma: Malignant tumor of striated muscle.
- Sarcoma: Highly malignant tumor from connective tissues like bone or cartilage.
Cell and Tissue Terms
- Cytogenic: Pertaining to the production of cells.
- Cytoid: Resembling a cell.
- Cytology: Study of cells.
- Cytoplasm: Substance within a cell.
- Dysplasia: Abnormal cell development.
- Epithelial: Relating to the epithelium.
- Erythrocyte (RBC): Red blood cell.
- Erythrocytosis: Increased number of red blood cells.
- Histology: Study of tissue.
- Hyperplasia: Excessive proliferation of cells.
- Hypoplasia: Underdevelopment of an organ or tissue.
- Karyocyte: Cell containing a nucleus.
- Karyoplasm: Substance within the nucleus.
- Leukocyte (WBC): White blood cell.
- Leukocytosis: Increased number of white blood cells.
- Lipoid: Resembling fat.
- Myopathy: Muscle disease.
- Neuroid: Resembling nerve tissue.
- Organomegaly: Enlargement of an organ.
- Somatic: Relating to the body.
- Somatogenic: Originating from the body (as opposed to psychogenic).
- Somatopathy: Disease affecting the body.
- Somatoplasm: Body substance.
- Systemic: Relating to the entire body system.
- Visceral: Pertaining to internal organs.
Cancer-Related Terms
- Cancerous: Pertaining to cancer.
- Carcinogen: Substance that induces cancer.
- Cyanosis: Bluish discoloration of skin due to insufficient oxygen.
- Diagnosis (dx): Process of identifying disease through signs, symptoms, and tests.
- Etiology: Study of disease causes.
- Iatrogenic: Adverse effects resulting from medical treatment.
- Iatrology: Study of the practice of medicine.
- Metastasis (METS): Spread of cancer cells from one organ to another.
- Oncogenic: Causing the formation of tumors.
- Oncologist: Physician specializing in the treatment of malignant tumors.
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