Medical Terminology Final – Flashcards
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The full title of the official listing of mental disorders in the United States is
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Inability to rest, to remain still, to remain calm, or to be free from anxiety is
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Akathisia
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Inaccurate sensory perception based on a real stimulus is called:
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Illusion
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Paralysis or immobility from psycholic or emotional rather than physical causes is:
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Catatonia
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An unconscious means of psychologic coping, adjustment, or self-preservation in the face of stress or a threat is:
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Defense Mechanism
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Experiencing the normal range of moods and emotions is:
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Euthymia
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A disorder characterized by recurring episodes of mild elation and depression that are not severe enough to warrant a diagnosis of bipolar disorder is:
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Cyclothymia
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Weather-induced depression due to decreased exposure to sunlight in autumn and winter is:
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SAD (Seasonal affective disorder)
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. What is the term for behavioral health disturbances following ingestion of alcohol or psychotropic drugs?
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Acute intoxication
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Difficulty in controlling use of a drug is:
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Dependence syndrome
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Another term for mood disorders is:
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Affective disorders
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Fear of scrutiny by other people is called:
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Anthropophobia
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Recurrent, unpredictable attacks of severe anxiety not restricted to any particular situation are:
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PD (Panic disorder)
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Maladaptive coping with severe stress by developing one or more separate personalities is disorder.
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Dissociative identity
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eating disorder in which the individual eats large quantities of food and then purges the body through self-induced vomiting or inappropriate use of laxatives is:
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Anorexia nervosa
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Acute delirium induced by cessation of chronic alcohol use is called:
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Delirium tremens
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An uncontrollable impulse to pull out one's hair by the roots is:
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Trichotillomania
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Which of the following tests provides information about needs, fantasies, and interpersonal relationships?
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TAT (thematic apperception test)
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Which is a test of personality characteristics?
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MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory)
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A preference for sexual activity that involves the infliction and/or reception of pain is
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Sadomasochism
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The majority of malignant tumors are
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Carcinomas
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Malignant tumors that arise from plasma cells in the bone marrow are
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Myelomas
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The body's normal function of keeping cell growth in check is
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Apoptosis
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If cancer cells appear only at the original site and have not invaded the organ of origin, it is called:
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CIS (Carcinoma in situ)
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A determination of the dedifferentiation of cancer cells is called:
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Grading
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A characteristic of malignant tumors is that they:
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Do not resemble tissue of origin
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A suffix for controlling, stopping is
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-stasis
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A suffix meaning formation is
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-plasm
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A cancer of the urinary system is a(n):
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Wilms tumor
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A cancer of the musculoskeletal system is:
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Rhabdomyosarcoma
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What is used to monitor disease spread and/or the patient's response to treatment in colorectal cancer?
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CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen)
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What is used to determine the stage of breast cancer?
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CA 15-3
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What levels are elevated in multiple myeloma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia?
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B2M ( beta2-microglobulin)
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What is used as a screen for choriocarcinoma as well as testicular and ovarian cancers?
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hCG (Human chorionic gonadotropin)
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Therapy using radiation placed directly on the cancer through the use of needles or beads containing radioactive gold, cobalt, or radium is
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Brachytherapy
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Prayer, exercise, massage, and mind-body techniques are called
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CAM(Complementary and alternative medicine)
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Targeted radiation therapy that uses digital diagnostic imaging to treat a tumor without damaging surrounding tissue is:
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3DCRT
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useful in determining metastases to bones.
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SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography)
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A mammogram is useful in the early detection of _______ cancer
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breast
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reacting with the proteins that bond together to form the very delicate double helix structure of a DNA molecule, adding an alkyl group to some or all of them.
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Alkylating agents
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refers to observable, measurable activities that can be used to evaluate treatment.
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Behaivor
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an effort to conceal a gap in memory by fabricating detailed, often believable stories.
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confabulation.
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meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder.
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echolalia
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marked fluctuation of mood or mood swings.
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labile affect.
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severe reduction in the intensity of affect
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blunted affect
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lack of emotional expression
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flat affect
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a disruptive behavior pattern of childhood and adolescence characterized by defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior especially toward adults in positions of authority
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ODD (oppositional defiant disorder):
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A condition of being without pleasure is
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ANHEDONIA
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Any unreal sensory perception that occurs with no external cause is a(n)
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HALLUCINATION
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The term for sleepwalking is
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SOMNAMBULISM
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The term for the normal psychologic impulse drive associated with sensuality, creativity, or desire is
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LIBIDO
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The condition of abnormal development of social interaction, impaired communication, and repetitive behaviors is
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EUPHORIA
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An exaggerated sense of physical and emotional well-being not based on reality is
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AUTISTIC DISORDER
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Fundamental distortions of thinking and perception, coupled with affects that are inappropriate or blunted are characteristics of
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SCHIZOPHRENIA
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A mild, chronic depression of mood that lasts for years but is not severe enough to justify a diagnosis of depression is
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DYSTHYMIA
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Fear of heights is
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ACROPHOBIA
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Fear of leaving home and entering crowded places is
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AGORAPHOBIA
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Fear of scrutiny by other people, also called social phobia, is
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ANTHROPOPHOBIA
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Fear of enclosed spaces is
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CLAUSTROPHOBIA
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PTSD is stress______ disorder.
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POSTTRAUMATIC
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Persons with the eating disorder characterized by a prolonged refusal to eat adequate amounts of food have______ nervosa
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ANOREXIA
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Persons with the eating disorder characterized by eating large quantities of food and then purging have _____ nervosa.
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BULIMIA
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Relentless drive to achieve sexual orgasm in the female is
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NYMPHOMANIA
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Relentless drive to achieve sexual orgasm in the male is
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SATYRIASIS
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An uncontrollable urge to steal is
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KLEPTOMANIA
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An uncontrollable urge to pull out one's hair by the roots is
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TRICHOTILLOMANIA
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A paraphilia in which an individual derives sexual pleasure by surreptitiously watching individuals engaged in intimate behavior is
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VOYEURISM
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A preference for sexual activity that involves inflicting or receiving pain and/or humiliation is
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SADOMASOCHISM
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Reliance on an object as a stimulus for sexual arousal and pleasure is
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FETISHISM
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Removal of a chemical substance as an initial step in treatment of a chemically dependent individual is termed
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DETOXIFICATION
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A projective test using inkblots to determine the person's ability to integrate intellectual and emotional factors in his or her perception of the environment is
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RORSCHACH
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A drug whose effect is to relieve symptoms of anxiety is an
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ANXIOLYTIC
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A drug generally intended to exert a calming effect is a
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SEDATIVE
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BP stands for ____disorder
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BIPOILAR
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GAD
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Generalized anxiety disorder
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SAD
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Seasoinal affective disorder
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ODD
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oppositional defiant disorder
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ADHD
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Attention deficit hyperactive disorder
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TAT
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THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST
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OCD
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Obssessive compulsive disorder
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The study of tumors is termed
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oncology
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Cancerous tumors are termed
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Malignant
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Noncancerous tumors are termed
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Benign
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The body's normal restraining function to keep cell growth in check is termed
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APOPTOSIS
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Cells spread beyond their original site by the process of
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METASTASIS
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A malignant tumor of epithelial origin is
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CARCINOMA
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Affixing a value to a clinical opinion of the degree of dedifferentiation is termed
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GRADING
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Determining the size and spread of the cancer from its original site is called
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STAGING
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TMN
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Tumor Metastases Nodes
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Cancer cells that appear only at the original site and have not invaded the organ of origin are called
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CARCINOMA IN SITU
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The medical term for wasting is
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CACHEXIA
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A benign tumor of the thymus gland is a
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THYMOMA
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A malignant tumor of the plasma cells of the bone marrow is a(n)
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MYELOMA
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A benign tumor of a nerve is a(n)
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NEUROMA
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A malignant tumor of striated or skeletal muscle is a(n)
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RHABDOMYOSARCOMA
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A benign tumor of skeletal muscle is a(n)
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RHABDOMYOMA
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A breast cancer patient who has only the cancer itself removed has had a(n)
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LUMPECTOMY
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A breast cancer patient who has the breast, the lymph nodes, and the underlying muscle removed has had a(n) ____mastectomy.
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RADICA
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The ____ node is the first node in which lymphatic drainage occurs in a particular area.
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SENTINEL
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Removal of clinically involved lymph nodes is termed lymph node
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DISSECTION
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Treatment using radiation is termed
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RADIOTHERAPY
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Treatment using cancer-destroying medicine is termed
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CHEMOTHERAPY
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The abbreviation mets stands for
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METASTASES
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A BSE is a ____ self-examination
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Breast
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A TSE is a self-examination.
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testicular
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FOBT
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The fecal occult blood test
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A bx is a
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Biopsy
