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21 med term Fill In The Blanks

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Question: Answer: a substance,especially a drug added to a to assist in the action of the main ingredient
Question: therapyAnswer: treatment of a disease with a substance especially a drug that the main ingredient.
Question: Answer: a change in the structure and orientation of cells characterized by a loss of specialization and reversion to a more form
Question: antimetaboliteAnswer: a class of drugs used to treat cancer.these drugs are most effective against rapidly growing tumors
Question: antineoplasticAnswer: of a pertaining to a ,procedure or measure that prevents the proliferation of malignant cells
Question: Answer: by a tendency to spread,infiltrate and intrude
Question: Answer: a change in the structure and orientation of cells characterized by a loss of specialization and reversion to a more form
Question: infiltraiveAnswer: the ability to invade or penetrate adjacent tissue
Question: Answer: enclosed in fibrous or sheaths
Question: fractionationAnswer: in radiology,the division of the total dose of radiation into small doses administered at in an effort to minimize tissue damages
Question: acid (DNA)Answer: a large nucleic acid molecule found principally in the chromosomes of the nucleus of a cell that is the carrier genetic
Question: Answer: a process in development in which unspecialized or tissues are systemically modified and altered to achieve specific & characteristic physical forms,physiologic functions & chemicals properties
Question: cytotoxicAnswer: to being destructive to cells
Question: chemotherapyAnswer: the use of chemical to destroy cancer cells on a selective basis
Question: carcinomaAnswer: a neoplasm
Question: in situ (CIS)Answer: a premalignant neoplasm that has not invaded the basement but shoes cytologic characteristics of cancer
Question: Answer: of or pertaining to a (nipplelike projection)
Question: carcinogenAnswer: a substance or agent that causes the development or increases the incidence of
Question: oncogenesisAnswer: the formation of a
Question: benignAnswer: noncancerous & therefore not an threat,even through treatment eventually may be required for health or cosmetic reasons; not life threatening
Question: Answer: a neoplasm characterized by the uncontrolled growth of anaplastic cells that tend to invade surrounding tissue and to reasons;body sites
Question: Answer: a gene in a that has the ability to cause a cell to become malignant
Question: Answer: any abnormal growth of new tissue, benign or
Question: mutationAnswer: a change or transformation in a
Question: Answer: an of an abnormal condition or quality
Question: metastasisAnswer: the process by which tumor cells spread to distant parts of the
Question: Answer: a type of cell that results in the formation of two genetically identical daughter cells
Question: mixed-tissue Answer: a growth of more then one type of neoplastic
Question: modalityAnswer: a method of
Question: Answer: tending to become worse and cause
Question: Answer: surgical removal of only & the immediate adjacent breast tissue;a method of treatment for breast cancer when detected in the early stage of the disease
Question: acceleratorAnswer: an apparatus for accelerating substance particles used in radiotherapy,physics research and the production of readionuclides
Question: Answer: by a base rather than by a stalk or a peduncle
Question: scirrhousAnswer: pertaining to a carcinoma with a hard
Question: acid(RNA)Answer: a nucleic acid found in both the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells that transmits genetic instructions from the nucleus to the
Question: Answer: the partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a chronic or disease
Question: radiotherapyAnswer: the treatment of disease by using x-rays rays
Question: relapseAnswer: to exhibit the symptoms of a disease from which a patient appears to have recovered
Question: radiosenstive Answer: a tumor capable of being changed by or reacting to radioactive emission such as x-rays,alpha or gamma rays
Question: radioresponsive Answer: a that reacts favorably to radiation
Question: radioresistant Answer: a that resits the effects of radiation
Question: radiocurable Answer: pertaining to the susceptibility of tumor cells to destruction by radiation
Question: Answer: the emission of energy,rays or
Question: Answer: to a structure with a stalk
Question: Answer: a plan or description of the steps to be taken in a particular situation such as conducting research
 
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