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| state of mental disorder, frenzy |
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| loss of cellular differentiation and function characteristic of most malignancies |
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| encapsulated, slow-growing, noncancerous tumor |
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| abnormal development of tissues or organs; an alteration in cell growth resulting in cells that differ in size, shape and appearance often caused by some chronic irritation |
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| removal of entire tumor (for diagnostic purposes) |
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| an increase in the number of cells of a body part that results from an increased rate of cellular division |
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| surgical removal of a portion of a tumor |
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| non-encapsulated, fast-growing, cancerous new growths (with the capability of metastasis) |
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| abnormal transformation of a mature, fully differentiated tissue of one kind into a differentiated tissue of another kind |
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| movement of cells from one part of the body to another (e.g. spread of cancer to other parts of the body) |
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| pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a neoplasm |
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| to provide relief or correct a problem causing discomfort or disability (not intended to cure) |
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| a malignant disease of white blood cells which affects all age groups; (ALL acute lymphocytic commonly affects children under 15; AML acute myelocytic uncontrolled proliferation of granulocytes (myeloblasts); CLL chronic lymphocytic usually affects adults >40 - excessive # of lymphocytes in marrow, spleen, lymph nodes, slow progressive; CML chronic myelocytic most frequently in adults, proliferation of granular leukocytes and megakaryocytes in marrow and bloodstream (also called CGL) |
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| slow-growing tumor of the membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord |
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| a rare malignant tumor of the mesothelium of the pleura, pericardium or peritoneum |
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| a neoplastic disease characterized by the infiltration of bone and bone marrow by myeloma cells, forming multiple masses that lead to pathological fractures; usually progressive and generally fatal |
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| a malignant glioma (tumor that starts in the brain or spine arising from glial cells - supporting cells of the central nervous system) of the retina, usually unilateral, that occurs in young children and is hereditary |
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| an eating disorder characterized by extreme fear of becoming obese and an aversion to food |
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| an eating disorder involving repeated, secretive episodes of binge eating followed by purging behavior to prevent weight gain, often accompanied by feelings of guilt, depression and shame |
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| predominant features include marked psychomotor disturbance that may involve immobility, mutism, and stupor |
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| uncontrollable thoughts or impulse to perform an act repeatedly; typically an unconscious way to avoid unacceptable ideas or desires that arouse anxiety |
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| a progressive organic mental disorder characterized by decreased intellectual capacity and function, confusion and changes in personality |
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| an elevated mood; a feeling of well-being, commonly exaggerated and not necessarily well-founded |
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| emotionally unstable; exhibiting rapid shifts from one emotion to another |
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| a mood characterized by an unstable, expansive emotional state, extreme excitement, excessive elation, hyperactivity, inflated self-esteem and agitation |
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| (PTSD) an anxiety disorder marked by the development of symptoms after exposure to an extreme traumatic, life-threatening event |
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| seasonal affective disorder |
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| (SAD) a depressive mood disorder that occurs approximately the same time year after year and spontaneously remits at the same time each year |
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| biopsy (excisional, incisional, and needle) |
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| obtaining a representative tissue sample for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis |
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| the extraction of a small amount of bone marrow tissue from the bone marrow cavity through a needle |
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| transplantation of bone marrow from healthy donors to stimulate production of formed blood cells |
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| the use of subfreezing temperatures to destroy malignant tissue |
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| procedure in which fluorescein dye is injected intravenously in order to directly visualize blood flow and detect lesions in the macular area of the retina with an ophthalmoscope |
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| prostate-specific antigen test |
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| (PSA) blood test to screen for prostate cancer |
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| electroconvulsive therapy |
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| treatment involving passing an electrical current through the brain to create a brief seizure in the brain (used mainly to treat severe depression that has been unresponsive to medication) |
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| the direct administration of high-intensity light treatment to combat seasonal affective disorder |
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| an EEG (electroencephalograph to record brain wave activity) performed during sleep |
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| drugs that prevent clot formation and decrease the risk of stroke; used postoperatively after heart, valve or vascular surgery and for stored blood |
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| drugs used to control nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy |
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| drugs used to dissolve blood clots that have already formed in the body |
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| agents that block the brain receptors responsible for psychotic behavior (used to treat hallucination and delusion disorders) |
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| agents that block the brain receptors responsible for psychotic behavior (used to treat hallucination and delusion disorders) |
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| cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest |
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| emergency room; estrogen receptor |
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| prostate specific antigen |
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