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medical terminology
hodge podge
malignancy
therapy
100
-oma means?
What is tumor
100
new growth is a. dysplasia b. hypoplasia c. hyperplasia d. neoplasia
What is d. neoplasia
100
The spread of the cancer to a distant site in the body is called
What is metastasis
100
uses radiaton to place directly on the cancer through the use of needles and or beads containing radioactive gold, cobalt, or radium is?
What is brachytherapy
200
-stasis means
What is stopping, contolling
200
The majority of malignant tumors are what kind? a. carcinomas b. leukemias c. lymphomas d. sarcomas
What is a. carcinomas
200
If cancer cells appear only in the original site and have not invaded the surrounding tissue or organ? we call it? also abbreviated CIS
What is carcinoma in situ
200
The use of cancer-destroying medicine throughout the body is called what? for the treatment of cancer
What is chemotherapy
300
meta- means?
What is beyond, change
300
a term meaning not cancerous?
What is benign
300
malignant tumors derived from bone marrow are called what?
What is leukemias
300
Treatment uses radiation
What is radiotherapy
400
carcin/o means
What is cancer of the epithielial tissue origin
400
a system of determining how whch a cancer has spead from the original site is called a. locating b. grading. c. staging d. biospy
What is c. staging
400
Immunotherapy is to use of the body's own immune system to attach the cancer cells? true or false?
What is true
500
sarc/o means
What is cancer of the connective tissue origin, flesh
500
a determination of the dedifferentiation of cancer cells is called? a. protocol b. staging c.grading d.messed up
What is c. grading
500
malignant tumors derived from connective tissue are called what?
What is sarcomas
500
What is oncology
What is the study of tumors,or neoplasms