Definitions
1. Cancer any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell
division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the
blood stream
6. benign – adj. pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; kindness of disposition or
manner; not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
7. malignant – adj. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled
growth (especially of a tumor)
8. Carcinoma – noun any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four
major types of cancer
9. Sarcoma – noun a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or
muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
10. Leukemia – noun malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by
abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
14. Apoptosis – noun a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular
machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell
number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal’s survival
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16. Angiogenesis – noun the formation of new blood vessels
22. Circumcision – noun the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males;
the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jew