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Give the accented syllable in the following terms (for example: anemia = ne, diagnosis = no, endocrine = en).
1. Papillary: __________
ANS:
pap
REF: p. 845 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
2. Exenteration: __________
ANS:
ra
REF: p. 843 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
3. Cauterization: __________
ANS:
za
REF: p. 843 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
4. Laparoscopy: __________
ANS:
os
REF: p. 844 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
5. Anaplasia: __________
ANS:
pla
REF: p. 842 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
6. Alkylating: __________
ANS:
al
REF: p. 842 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
7. Adjuvant: __________
ANS:
ad
REF: p. 842 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
8. Pedunculated: __________
ANS:
dun
REF: p. 845 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
9. Antimetabolites: __________
ANS:
ta
REF: p. 842 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
10. Mucinous: __________
ANS:
mu
REF: p. 844 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
Give meanings for the following terms.
11. adenocarcinoma: __________
ANS:
cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
REF: p. 834 | p. 840 OBJ: Learn tumor classifications.
12. osteosarcoma: __________
ANS:
cancerous tumor of bone
REF: p. 807 OBJ: Learn tumor classifications.
13. benign: __________
ANS:
harmless; not cancerous
REF: p. 820 OBJ: Learn tumor classifications.
14. differentiation: __________
ANS:
specialization of cells
REF: p. 820 OBJ: Learn cancer causes, diagnoses, and treatments.
15. neoplasm: __________
ANS:
new growth; tumor
REF: p. 821 OBJ: Learn tumor classifications.
16. relapse: __________
ANS:
return of symptoms of disease
REF: p. 822 OBJ: Learn cancer causes, diagnoses, and treatments.
17. morbidity: __________
ANS:
the condition of being diseased
REF: p. 821 OBJ: Learn cancer causes, diagnoses, and treatments.
18. protocol: __________
ANS:
an explicit, detailed plan for treatment
REF: p. 822 OBJ: Learn cancer causes, diagnoses, and treatments.
19. modality: __________
ANS:
method of treatment
REF: p. 821 OBJ: Learn cancer causes, diagnoses, and treatments.
20. remission: __________
ANS:
absence of symptoms of disease
REF: p. 822 OBJ: Learn cancer causes, diagnoses, and treatments.
21. adjuvant chemotherapy: __________
ANS:
assisting primary drug treatment
REF: p. 820 OBJ: Learn cancer causes, diagnoses, and treatments.
Select the term that is spelled correctly and give its meaning.
22. A. retinoblastoma
B. retinoblasoma
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
A, malignant tumor of the eye (inherited)
REF: p. 804 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
23. A. metastasis
B. matestasis
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
A, spread of a malignant tumor
REF: p. 821 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
24. A. bengine
B. benign
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, harmless; not cancerous
REF: p. 820 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
25. A. chemotherapy
B. chemotheraphy
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
A, cancer treatment with drugs
REF: p. 820 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
26. A. oncology
B. onkocology
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
A, the study of malignant tumors
REF: p. 80 | p. 824 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
27. A. malignent
B. malignant
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, harmful; cancerous
REF: p. 821 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
28. A. carsinoma in situ
B. carcinoma in situ
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, localized cancer
REF: p. 809 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
29. A. hyperplasia
B. hyperplayzea
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
A, increased growth in numbers of cells
REF: p. 115 | p. 825 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
30. A. displastic
B. dysplastic
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
B, pertaining to abnormal formation of cells
REF: p. 835 | p. 840 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
31. A. polypoid
B. polipoid
A or B: _____ meaning: __________
ANS:
A, growths that are projections from a base
REF: p. 809 OBJ: Spell and pronounce terms related to oncology.
Give the meaning of the following abbreviations.
32. MoAb: __________
ANS:
monoclonal antibody
REF: p. 829 OBJ: Recall word parts and abbreviations related to oncology.
33. Gy: __________
ANS:
gray
REF: p. 829 OBJ: Recall word parts and abbreviations related to oncology.
34. VEGF: __________
ANS:
vascular endothelial growth factor
REF: p. 829 OBJ: Recall word parts and abbreviations related to oncology.
35. PSCT: __________
ANS:
peripheral stem cell transplantation
REF: p. 829 OBJ: Recall word parts and abbreviations related to oncology.
36. TNM: __________
ANS:
tumor-node-metastasis
REF: p. 829 OBJ: Recall word parts and abbreviations related to oncology.
37. EPO: __________
ANS:
erythropoietin
REF: p. 829 OBJ: Recall word parts and abbreviations related to oncology.
38. CSF: __________
ANS:
colony-stimulating factor
REF: p. 829 OBJ: Recall word parts and abbreviations related to oncology.
39. XRT: __________
ANS:
radiation therapy
REF: p. 829 OBJ: Recall word parts and abbreviations related to oncology.
40. bx: __________
ANS:
biopsy
REF: p. 829 OBJ: Recall word parts and abbreviations related to oncology.
41. mets: __________
ANS:
metastases
REF: p. 829 OBJ: Recall word parts and abbreviations related to oncology.
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