oncology
TERMINOLOGIES RELATED ONCOLOGY NURSING:
(1) Alopecia: Hair loss.
(2) Anaplasia:– These are cells that lack normal cellular characteristics and instead differ from normal cells in their shape and structure. These are a type of cancerous cell.
(3)Biopsy:- This is a type of diagnostic procedure. In which a small part of the body tissue is taken and used as a diagnostic.
(4) Brachytherapy:- This is a type of radiation therapy in which radiation is provided inside the cancerous cells and the abnormal cells are destroyed.
(5) Cancer:- This is a disease condition in which normal cells in the body grow abnormally and form tumor-like structures that can spread anywhere in the body.
(6) Carcinogenesis:- The process of transformation of a normal cell into an abnormal cancerous cell is called carcinogenesis.
(7) Carcinoma:– This is a form of cancer in which epithelial cells transform into abnormal cells and spread to nearby tissues.
(8) Chemotherapy:- In this, drugs are used to kill any type of tumor.
(9) Cytokines:- These are substances that are produced by the body’s immune system and increase the function of the body’s system.
(10) Dysplasia:- In this there is abnormal growth of cells and their size, shape and arrangement also exceeds the growth of normal cells.
(11) Extravasations:- In this leakage of drugs from a vein into the subcutaneous tissue.
(12) Grading:– This involves identifying the type of tissue from which the tumor is formed and the degree to which the tumor retains the functional and structural characteristics of the cells.
(13) Hyperplasia (Hyperplasia):- In this, the number of cells increases i.e. their number.
(14) Lymphoma:- This is a tumor of lymphoid tissue.
(15) Melanoma (in Melino):- This is the most dangerous form of skin cancer in which melanocytes grow.
(16) Malignant or malignancy:- This is a type of tumor, which is malignant, cancerous, and aggressive, it destroys nearby tissues and can spread to other parts of the body.
(17) Metaplacia:- This is the transformation of one type of mature cell into another type.
(18) Metastasis:- It is the ability of a cell to move from the site of origin to another part.
(19) Myelosupression :- This is a type of bone marrow abnormality in which the bone marrow’s ability to produce RBCs decreases due to which red blood cell formation does not occur and a condition like anemia occurs.
(20) Neoplasm:– It involves abnormal growth of cells and it also damages normal cells.
(21) Neutropenia:- In this there is a decrease in the number of neutrophils which are the cells of W.B.C.
(22) Palliation:- Provides relief in symptoms associated with cancer. Such is the therapy.
(23)Radiation therapy:- This therapy is given to stop the growth of any cancerous cell. In which radiation is used.
(24) Staging:– This is the process of determining the size and spread of the tumor and its meta stasis.
(25) Tumour:- Any normal cell has undergone abnormal growth and turns into a tumor and sometimes it can be a cancerous tumor.
(26) tumor specific antigen (tumor specific antigen):- This is a type of protein that is located on the cancerous cell that is normal and is used to distinguish cancer. and distinguish between normal cells and cancerous cells.
(27) vesicant:-
These are substances that cause tissue necrosis and damage.
(28) xerostomia:– In this the oral cavity becomes dry due to decrease in salivary gland function. Dryness of mouth.