| A | B |
|---|
| Anaplastic | characterized by a loss od differentiation of cells and their orientation to one another; a characteristic of malignant tumors |
| Benign | a condition that is not life threatening, not cancerous, not malignant |
| Benign tumor | a tumor that is not malignant and favorable for treatment and recovery |
| Carcinoma | malignant tumomr of the epithelium |
| Primary tumor | original tumor; the source of the metastasis |
| Dysplasia | disordered growth;alteration in size, shape, and organization of adult cells |
| Encapsulated | surrounded by a dense band of fibrous connective tissue |
| Enucleation | complete surgical removal without cutting into the lesion |
| Excision | surgical removal |
| Hyperchromatic | microscopic staining that is more intense than normal |
| Hyperplasia | abnormal increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue |
| In situ | confined to the site of origin without invasion of neighboring tissues |
| Invasion | infiltration and active destruction of surrounding tissues |
| Leukoplakia | clinical term used to identify a white, plaquelike lesion of the oral mucosa that cannot be wiped off or diagnosed as any other disease |
| Malignant | tending to produce death, able to metastasize, describing cancer |
| Metastasis | transport of neoplastic cells to parts of the body remote from the primary tumor and the establishment of new tumors at those areas |
| Neoplasia | new growth; the formation of tumors by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells |
| Neoplasm | tumor; a new growth of tissue in which growth is uncontrolled and progressive |
| Neoplastic | Pertaining to the formation of tumors by the uncontrolled proliferation of cells |
| Undifferentiated | Absence of normal differentiation;anaplasia; a characteristic of some malignant tumors |
