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99CNM Med Terms 8A

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Benign   Not spreading, not malignant  
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Biopsy   Removal of tissue for examination  
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Circumocular   Pertaining to around the eye  
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Circumscribed   Bounded by a line; limited or confined  
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Condyloma   wartlike growth of the skin, usually occuring near the anus  
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Cyst   a sac that contains fluid orsolid material  
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Distal   a part located farthest from its attachment to the trunk  
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Dorsal   near or on the back  
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Ectoderm   outer layer of cells in developing embryo and origin of skin, mucous membranes, nervous tissue and sensory organs  
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Ectopic   out of it's normal place  
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Endyocystcopy   examination inside of the bladder  
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Endogenous   originating inside  
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Epigastric   lying upon or over the stomach  
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Excrescence   medical term for wart  
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Extrasensory   Being outside the normal range or bounds of the senses  
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Hypodermic   Applied or administered beneath the skin.  
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Infiltration   When malignant tumor cells spread by slipping into and between normal body cells  
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Inframammary   situated or occurring below the mammary gland  
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Lateral   farther from the midline  
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Lesion   area of unhealthy (morbid) tissue  
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Lumbar   pertaining to the lower back area between T12 vertebra and the sacrum.  
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Malignant   a bad kind, tending to threaten death  
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Medial   nearer to the midline  
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Mesoderm   middle layer of the three layers of the embryo and origin of all connective tissues, muscle, blood, cardiovascular systems  
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Metastasis   cells spread to a new location or organ  
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Neoplasm   new abnormal tissue formation  
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Papilla   the nipple of the mammary gland (breast)  
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Papilloma   A small solid benign tumor with a clear-cut border that projects above the surrounding tissue.  
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Papules   pimple or red elevated spot on the skin  
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Periumbilical   relating to around the belly button  
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Polyp   A lump of tissue protruding from the lining of an organ, such as the nose, bladder, or intestine  
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Proximal   nearest the attachment to the trunk  
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Subpatellar   below the patella (knee cap)  
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Suprapubic   the area beneath the pubic arch (bone)  
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Tumor   a swelling or enlargement of tissue that has no function  
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Ventral   On or near the belly  
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