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Pathophysiology
Ch 9 Biology Cancer and Tumor Spread Terminology
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Health Care
Undergraduate 2
09/05/2008

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Term
oncogene
Definition
tumor-causing gene
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carcinoma in situ
Definition
pre-invasive epithelial tumor of glandular or squamous cellular origin
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telomere
Definition
protective ends, or caps on each chromosome that limit the number of times a cell can divide
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carcinogenesis
Definition
tumor development
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anaplasia
Definition
loss of differentiation and specialization of functions
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autocrine stimulation
Definition
substances secreted by cancer cells that stimulates their own growth
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tumor-supressor gene
Definition
substance that control cell growth and differentiation
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caretaker gene
Definition
gene responsible for the maintenance of genomic integrity
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