US TERM CH 3/4

scar tissue that forms from fibrous bands

redness, swelling, edema, fever

crater-like lesion in the skin/mucous membrane

A skin lesion resulting from fibrous connective tissue repair

microscopic organisms that are intermediate between a bacteria and virus

accumulation of pus in a body cavity

_________cells are also called histiocyts, they play a major role in the __________process

inflammation of connective tissue producing redness and edema

Cancers that are the largest group of malignant neoplasms and indicate tumor of epithelial cells

single-cell microscopic member of the animal kingdom

Drug therapy for cancer

localized collection of pus

most common type of cancer

smallest infective organism visualized by a microscope

malignant neoplasm from epithelial tissue

Cleaning or cutting away necrotic tissue and foreign material

involves mitotic cell division replacing damaged tissue with healthy

back pain, belly pain, difficulty eating, bloating,

what does "in situ" mean with cancer neoplasm involvement?

one-cell microorganism that may be aerobic and anaerobic

_______and______of malignant tumors are used to plan treatment and predict a possible cure

malignant neoplasm from epithelial tissue

___________are usually in response to a stimulus and growth stops when the stimulus stops

roundworms or flatworms

malignant neoplasm from connective tissue