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$Title{Glossary}
Adenoma-benign tumor made up of glandular elements
Antioxidant-lessens the effects of poisons or other substances that are
harmful to humans and animals
Asymptomatic-without symptoms
Anemia-a condition where the blood is lacking in red blood cells and
possibly other essential parts Barium-an alkaline element found in the earth
Biopsy-microscopic examination of a small piece of tissue from the body; the
only sure way to know whether a growth is a cancer
Benign-noncancerous
Clinical trials-using humans in medical tests Colonoscope-a small,
flexible, lighted, long, fiberoptic instrument used to examine the entire
colon Digestive tract-area of the body which digests foods
Fiberoptic-technique for transmitting light and optical images along
flexible coated glass or plastic fibers
Lymph-a transparent, slightly yellow, alkaline liquid found in the
lymphatic vessels and derived from fluids in the body's tissues
Malignant-cancerous
Metastasize-spread of a disease from one organ or part of the body to
another not directly connected with it
National Institutes of Health-part of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
Node-a small mass of tissue in the form of a swelling, knot or
protuberance, either normal or diseased Outpatient-not a patient in a hospital
Precancerous-a physical condition that tends eventually to become malignant
Preclinical-before a medicine is used in humans
Polyp-a growth sometimes like a wart) within the body
Radical surgery-surgery designed to remove all areas of an extensive
disease as well as the nearby lymph nodes
Tumors-swelling, new growth of tissue
Scans-mechanical examinations of various parts of the body
Sigmoidoscopy-an examination of the sigmoid portion of the colon
Stool-feces
Ulcerative colitis-chronic, recurring ulceration of the colon
Ulcerative-a localized "sore" on the surface of a tissue or organ