Hematology / Oncology Terminology – Flashcards
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Analgesia
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A medication for pain relief
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Alopecia
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Loss of hair
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Anemia
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A low red blood cell count
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Anorexia
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Loss of appetite
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Benign
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An abnormal growth of tumor, not cancerous
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Biologic response modifiers
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Interferon produced in the body that fight cancer naturally- immunotherapy
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Blood
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5 quarts in the body
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Biopsy
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Removal of a small section of the tumor
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Bone marrow
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Soft, fatty substance that fills the cavities of bones where blood cells are made
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Cancer
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Uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
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Carcinogen
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Initiates or promotes cancer
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Carcinoma
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Cancer that develops in tissues covering the lining organs of the body
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Carcinoma in situ CIS
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Cancer is still confined to one layer of tissue
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Chemotherapy
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Systemic treatment of cancer with medicines administered orally or by injection
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Clinical trial
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Scientific evaluation of the means to prevent...
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Cystitis
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An inflammation of the bladder
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Differentiation
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Where normal cells go through physical changes in order to form the different specialized tissues of the body
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Edema
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Swelling of the body tissues with fluid
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Emesis
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Vomiting with or without nausea
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Erythrocytes
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Red blood corpuscles. Not true cells because they lack nucleus
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Growth factors
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A hormone like substance that stimulates bone marrow to produce blood cells
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Hematologist
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A physician who specialized in treating blood disorders, such as leukemia and anemia
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Hematology
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The branch of medicine that specialized in the study and treatment of blood and blood tissues
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Histopathology
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The study of cells relating to the disease
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Hormone therapy
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Treatment of cancer by removing, blocking , or adding hormones
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Hyperalimentation
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Nourishing the body through the veins or a tube into the stomach with a high calorie fluid
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Intravenous
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An injection of a solution in a vein
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In vitro
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In the test tube
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Lesion
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A change in body tissue. Synonym for tumor
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Leukemia
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Cancer of the blood-forming tissues. Acute or chronic
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Lymph nodes or glands
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small, bean-shaped structures of lymphatic system
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Lymphoma
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A form of cancer that affects the lymph system
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Malabsorption
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Impaired intestinal absorption of nutrients
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Malignant
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A mass of cancer cells that invade surrounding tissue
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Metastasis
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The spread of cancer cells to distant areas of the body by way of lymph system or bloodstream
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Monoclonal antibodies
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Antibodies designed to seek out chosen targets on cancer cells
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Morbidity
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Looking at the incidence or prevalence of a disease in a population
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Mortality
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Looking at the death rates caused by a disease
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Mucous membranes
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Tissues that line the passages and cavities that communicate with air, such as the GI tract
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Myelosuppression
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A condition in which bone marrow activity is decreased, resulting in fewer red blood cells
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Neoplasm
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Any new abnormal growth
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Neutropenia
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Low white blood cell count
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Oncologist
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A physician who specialized in treating cancer
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Oncology
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The science dealing with the physical features of cancer
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Ommaya reservoir
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A device implanted in the brain through which chemotherapy is administered
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Palliative treatment
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Therapy that relieves symptoms such as pain
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Peristalisis
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Progressive contration and relaxation of the intestines
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Platelets
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Cell fragments
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Primary site
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The site in the body where cancer originated
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Prognosis
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Is the expected outcome
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Radiotherapy
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Local treatment of cancer with x rays
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Portal field
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Site of the body designated to receive radiotherapy
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Remission
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Disappearance of the signs and symptoms of cancer
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Right atrial catheter
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A tube stitched into the vein through which medications and other solutions are given
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Sarcoma
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A form of cancer that arises in the supportive tissued
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Staging
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Disease is categorized as to how far it has spread
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Stomatitis
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Inflammation of the oral membrane resulting from chemotherapy or radiation
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Subcutaneous venous access disk
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A device implanted under the skin through which chemotherapy, IV fluids, and blood may be given
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Tumor
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An abnormal tissue swelling or mass that may be either benign or malignant
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Tumor markers
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Indicates the presence of caner
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Thrombocytopenia
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Low platelet count
