chapter 8 terms

Non-cancerous or harmless

Benign

A medical procedure where a small sample of tissue or cells is removed from the body for examination under a microscope

Biopsy

Around the eye or situated in the region surrounding the eye

Circumocular

A lesion or mass that is clearly defined and has sharp borders

Circumscribed

Gentian warts

Condyloma

A closed sac-like pocket of tissue that can form anywhere in the body and may contain a liquid, gaseous, or semi-solid substance

Cyst

Situated away from a central point or origin

Distal

Refers to the back or upper surface of an organism or structure

Dorsal

The outermost layer of cells in an early embryo

Ectoderm

A condition where an organ or tissue is located outside its normal position

Ectopic

A medical technique involving a specialized endoscope that provides ultra-high magnification, allowing for in-vivo visualization of cells and their nuclei

Endocytoscopy

Something that originates or is produced from within a cell, tissue, or organism

Endogenous

The upper central region of the abdomen, located just below the ribcage and above the stomach

Epigastric

An abnormal growth or protrusion that develops on the surface of an organism or tissue

Excrescence

The movement of fluid or other substances into tissue or organs

Infiltration

Is the natural lower boundary of the breast

Inframammary

The side of the body or a body part

Lateral

An area of damaged of diseased tissue

Lesion

Lower back region of the spine

Lumbar

A cancerous or harmful tumor

Malignant

The middle or inner part of a structure or body

Medial

The middle of the three primary germ layers of an early embryo

Mesoderm

The process by which disease causing cells, most commonly cancer cells spread from their initial or primary site to a distant part of the body, forming a new, or secondary tumor

Metastasis

An abnormal mass of tissue that forms when cells grown and divide uncontrollably

Neoplasm

A small nipple like projection or protuberance

Papilla

A non cancerous tumor that grows from epithelial tissue which lines the body’s surfaces such as the skin, mucous membranes, and internal organs

Papilloma

A small raised bump on the skin that is less than 1 centimeter diameter

Applies

The area around the belly button

Periumbilical

A small non cancerous growth the protrudes from the lining of an organ or body cavity

Polyp

Closer to the origin or attachment

Proximal

Something located below the patella (kneecap)

Subpatellar

The area above the pubic bone, which located in the lower abdomen

Suprapubic

Abnormal growth of tissue that results from uncontrolled cell division

Tumor

The front or anterior surface of the body

Ventral

Peri-

Around about

Epi-

Over, surrounding