Chapter 21 Oncology Learning Lab
A tumor that reacts favorably to radiation is known as
a radioresponsive tumor
Malignant or cancerous tumor
carcinoma
the word element that means pertaining to a chemical or drug is
chem/o
The use of chemical agents to destroy cancer cells on a selective basis is termed
chemotherapy
the word element that means cold is
cry/o
The term that means pertaining to being destructive to cells is
cytotoxic
The term that means an increase in the number of cells of a body part; "excessive formation" is
hyperplasia
_______ means "surgical removal of only the tumor and the immediate adjacent breast tissue (a method of treatment for breast cancer when detected in the early stage of the disease)."
lumpectomy
A malignant skin tumor originating from melanocytes in preexisting moles, freckles, or skin with pigment—a darkly pigmented cancerous tumor—is known as a malignant
melanoma
Which of the following terms means a darkly pigmented tumor?
melanoma
The term that means any abnormal growth of new tissue, benign or malignant is
neoplasm
_______ refers to an abnormal growth of new tissue that serves no useful purpose.
neoplasm
A highly malignant tumor of the sympathetic nervous system is known as a
neuroblastoma
stopping or controlling
-stasis
A tumor that is enclosed in fibrous or membranous sheaths is known as
an encapsulated tumor
not, without
ana-
The loss of cellular diffrentiation and reversion to a more primitive form is called
anaplasia
The term that means a change in the structure and orientation of cells characterized by a loss of specialization and reversion to a more primitive form is
anaplasia
The term that means of or pertaining to a substance, procedure, or measure that prevents the proliferation of malignant cells is
antineoplastic
substance or agent that generates or increases the incidence of cancer
carcinogen
A substance or agent that causes the development or increases the incidence of cancer is called
carcinogen
______ carcinoma is a malignant lung tumor that originates in the bronchi.
bronchogenic
A gene in a virus that can cause a cell to become malignant is known as a(n)
oncogene
formation of a tumor
oncogenesis
The physician who specializes in the study and treatment of neoplastic diseases, particularly cancer is known as a(n)
oncologist
A malignant tumor of the kidney, occurring in adulthood is known as
renal cell carcinoma
The term that means pertaining to a carcinoma with a hard structure is
scirrhous