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aden/o gland
adenocarcinoma |
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| Malignant tumor arising in a glandular organ |
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carcin/o cancer
carcinogen |
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| Agent or substance that incites or produces cancer |
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duct to lead
ductal carcinoma |
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| Abnormal cells that involve only the lining of a duct and have not spread outside the duct to other tissues in the breast; also called intradctal carcinoma |
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fibr/o fibe/o
fibrosarcoma |
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| Cancerous tumor arising in collagen-producing fibroblasts |
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| A rapidly growing cancerous tumor of the brain |
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hem blood
hemangiosarcoma |
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| Cancerous tumor originating in blood vessels |
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immunlo safe
immunosuppression |
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| Process of preventing formation of the immune response |
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lie/o smooth
leiomyosarcoma |
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| Cancerous tumor of smooth muscle tissue |
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| Cancer of the blood characterized by overproduction of leukocytes; cancer of the blood-forming tissues |
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| Cancerous tumor of fat cells |
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lymph/o lymph
lymposarcomah |
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| Cancerous disease of lymphatic tissue; also called lymphoblastoma |
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malign/o bad kind
malignant |
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| Pertaining to a bad wandering; refers to the spreading process of cancer from one area of the body to another |
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| Literally meana a black tumor. A melanoma is a cancerous tumor |
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meningi meninges
meningioma |
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| Cancerous tumor originating in the arachnoidal (meninges) membrane of the brain |
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| inflammation of the oral mucosa caused by exposure to high-energy beams delivered by radiation therapy |
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| Substance produced by fungus growing in food or animal feed that, if ingested, can cause cancer |
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| Tumor arising in the hematopoietic portion of the bone marrow |
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nephr/o kidney
nephroblastoma |
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| Cancerous tumor of the kidney; also called Wilms tumor; most often found in childern 2-3 years of age |
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onc/o nerve
neuroblastoma
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| Cancerous tumor composed chiefly of neuroblasts; can appear anywhere but usually in the first adbomen as a swelling; most often diagnosed during the first year of life |
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oste/o bone
osteogenic sarcoma |
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| Cancerous tumor composed of osseous (BONE) tissue |
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pallia cloaked
palliative |
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| Pertaining to a form of treatment to relieve or alleviate symptoms without curing |
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remiss remit
retinoblastoma |
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| Cancerous tumor of the retina. Although relatively rare, it accounts for 5% of childhood blindness |
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reticul/o net
reticulosarcoma
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| Cancerous tumor of the lymphatic system |
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rhabd/o rod
rhadbomyosarcoma |
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| Cancerous tumor originating from the same embryonic cells that develop into striated muscles. Its is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in childern |
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| Cancerous tumor arising in connective tissue |
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| Cancerous tumor of the testis |
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| Malignant teratoma is a type of cancer made of cysts that contain one or more of the three layers of cells found in a developing embryo; it can contain embryonic tissues of hair; teeth, bone, or muscle; a teratoma may also be a benign tumor |
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| Tumor of the thymus gland |
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| Pertaining to a virus, which means poison in Latin |
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