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01/23/2012

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cell
Definition
most basic living unit of the body
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cytology
Definition
study of cells
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cytologist
Definition
one who studies cells
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cell membrane
Definition
the outer boundary of the cell
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organelles
Definition
perform most cell functions, including the construction of molecules, the release of energy, and the storage of energy
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cancer
Definition
disease of cells and tissues
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mutation
Definition
a cell undergoing change
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tumor/neoplasm
Definition
cluster of nonfunctional cells
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benign
Definition
cells grow slowly into a mass without spreading to other body tissues
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malignant
Definition
cells grow rapidly and spread to other cells
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metastasis
Definition
Cells spread from malignant tumor along blood and lymphatic pathways
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myoma
Definition
benign tumor of the muscle
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myosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor of the muscle
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lipoma
Definition
benign tumor of fat
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liposarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor of fat
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neuroma
Definition
tumor of the nervous tissue which may be benign or malignant
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neurocarcinoma
Definition
malignant tumor, or cancer of the nervous tissue
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anaplasia
Definition
permanent loss of structural organization in a tissue
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dysplasia
Definition
abnormal tissue development
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hyperplasia
Definition
increase in the number of cells in a tissue, other than tumor development
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metastasis
Definition
spreading of cancer cells from primary tumor
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adencarcinoma
Definition
malignant tumor of glandular epithelial tissue
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adenoma
Definition
a benign tumor of the glandular epithelial tissue
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benign
Definition
noninvasive, slow growing, nonmalignant
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cancer
Definition
disease characterized by the agressive unregulated growth of abnormal cells and their spreading to other tissues.
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cancer in situ
Definition
cancer in the early stages prior to metastasis
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carcinogen
Definition
substance that causes cancer
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carcinoma
Definition
cancer or malignant tumor
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epithelioma
Definition
a tumor that originates from the epithelium usually from the skin
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fibroma
Definition
benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue
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fibrosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumorĀ that originates fromĀ fibrous connective tissue
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leiomyoma
Definition
benign tumor of the smooth muscle
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leimyosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor that originates from smooth muscle
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lipoma
Definition
benign tumor of fat tissue
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lymphoma
Definition
malignant solid tumor of lymphoid tissue
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malignant
Definition
agressive, life-threatening, invasive tumor
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melanoma
Definition
a cancer that bears a dark pigment, usually arising from pigment-producing cells of the skin
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myoma
Definition
benign tumor of muscle tissue
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neuroma
Definition
tumor originating from the nervous tissue
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oncogenic
Definition
causing tumors
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osteosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor of bone
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rhabdomyoma
Definition
benign tumor originating from skeletal muscle and consists rod-shaped cells
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rhabdomyosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor originating from the skeletal muscleg
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