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- 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
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