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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Acute
Adenocarcinoma
Adenoma
Adrenal glands
AFP (Alpha fetoprotein)
Alopecia
Analgesic
Anemia
Anorexia
Antibody
Antiemetic agent
Antifungal agent
Antigen
Antineoplastic agent
Arrhythmia
Aspiration
Autoimmunity
Axilla
Axillary nodes

Barium enema
Barium swallow
Benign growth
Biopsy
Blood cells
Blood count
Bone marrow
Bone marrow biopsy and aspiration
Bone marrow suppression
Bone marrow transplant
   Allogeneic
   Autologous
   Syngeneic
Bone scan
Breast self-examination (BSE)
Bronchoscopy

Cancer
Cancer in situ
Candidiasis
Carcinogen
Carcinoma
   Adenocarcinoma
   Basal cell carcinoma
   Bronchogenic carcinoma
   Cervical carcinoma
   Endometrial carcinoma
   Squamous cell carcinoma
Cardiomegaly
CAT scan (CT scan)
CEA (Carcinoembryonic antigen)
Cellulitis
Central venous catheter
Cervical nodes
Chemotherapy
   Adjuvant chemotherapy
   Combination chemotherapy
Chronic
Colonoscopy
Colony-stimulating factor (CSF)
Colostomy
Colposcopy
Congestive heart failure
Cyst
Cystitis 
 

Drug resistance
Dysphagia
Dyspnea
Dysuria

Edema
Effusion
Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)
Endoscopy
Erythema
Erythrocyte
Esophagitis
Estrogen
 

Estrogen receptor assay (ER assay)
Excision
Extravasation

Fine-needle aspirate
Fistula
Frozen section

Granulocyte
Guaiac test

Hematocrit (Hct)
Hematologist
Hematology
Hematuria
Hemoccult (Guaiac) test
Herpes simplex
Herpes zoster
Hodgkin's disease
Hormones
Hospice
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Human leukocyte antigen test (HLA)
Hyperalimentation

Ileostomy
Immunity (Immune system)
Immunosuppression
Immunotherapy
Infiltration
Infusion
Infusion pump
Injection
   Intramuscular (IM) injection
   Intravenous (IV) injection
   Subcutaneous injection
Interferon
Interleukin

Laryngectomy
Lesion
Leukemia
Leukocyte
Leukopenia
Lumpectomy
Lymphangiogram
Lymphatic system
Lymphedema
Lymph nodes
Lymphocytes
Lymphoma

Malignant tumor
Mammogram (Mammography)
Mastectomy
Mastectomy - Segmental (lumpectomy)
Mastectomy - Simple (modified mastectomy)
Mastectomy - Radical
Melanoma
Metastasize
Monoclonal antibodies
MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging)
Mucosa (Mucous membranes)
Mucositis
Myelogram
Myeloma
Myelosuppression

Neoplasm
Neutropenia
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
 

OCN (Oncology certified nurse)
Oncologist
Oncology
Oncology clinical nurse specialist

Palliative treatment
Pap (Papanicolaou) smear
Paracentesis
Pathological fracture
Pathology
Petechiae
Phlebitis
Photosensitivity
Placebo
Platelet (Plt)
Platelet count
Polyp
Port - Implanted
Port - Peritoneal
Primary tumor
Progesterone
Progesterone-receptor assay
Prognosis
PSA (Prostate-specific antigen)
Prosthesis
Protocol


Radiation therapy
Radiologist
Recurrence
Red blood cells (Erythrocytes)
Red blood count (RBC)
Regression
Relapse
Remission
Risk factor

Sarcoma
   Chondrosarcoma
   Ewing's sarcoma
Shingles
Side effects
Sigmoidoscopy
Sputum
Staging
Steroids
Stoma
Stomatitis
Systemic disease
 

Taste alteration
Testicular self-examination (TSE)
Thoracentesis (Pleural tap)
Thrombocytopenia
Tracheostomy
Tumor

Ultrasound examination
Ureterostomy

Venipuncture
Vesicant
Virus

White blood cells (WBC)
White blood count (WBC)

X-ray