Benign
will not become life threatening
Carcinogenic
cancer causing
Carcinoma (Ca)
a cancer arising in epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs
Carcinoma in situ
cancer that is only present in the cells where it started and has not spread
Chemotherapy
the use of drugs to treat a disease
Cyanosis
bluish discoloration of the skin from poor circulation of oxygenation in blood
Diagnosis (Dx)
the identification of the nature of an illness
Dysplasia
the presence of cells of an abnormal type within a tissue
Encapsulated
surrounded by
Erythrocyte
red blood cell
Erythrocytosis
increase in the number of red blood cells
Etiology
cause of disease
Exacerbation
increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms
Hyperplasia
the enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal increase in the number of cells in the tissues
Idiopathic
pertaining to disease of unknown origin
Inflammation
A reaction to injury or infection that is characterized by pain, redness, and swelling
Lipoma
benign fatty tumor
Malignant
cancerous
melanoma
skin cancer
Metastasis
the development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer.
Neoplasm
new growth (tumor)
Pathology
study of disease
Prognosis
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
Remission
reduction or disappearance of the signs and symptoms of a disease
Sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue or other nonepithelial tissue
Somatogenic
of or arising from physiological causes rather than being psychogenic in origin
Systemic
affecting the entire body
Visceral
the internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest
Xanthochromic (CSF)
the yellow discoloration indicating the presence of bilirubin in the cerebrospinal fluid
dys-
bad
hyper-
above, excessive
hypo-
beneath, deficient
neo-
new
pro-
before, forward
-genesis
beginning
-oma
swelling, tumor
-pathy
disease
-plasia
development, formation, growth
-stasis
balance; stability or equalibrium