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13992175516cancera group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth or abnormal cell proliferation0
13992181055tumor or neoplasmExcess tissue that develops as the result of cancer.1
13992187149malignancyA cancerous neoplasm (tumor) that tends to metastasize2
13992190852metastasisthe spread of cancerous cells to other body parts3
13992202238benign tumora neoplasm that does not metastasize4
13992206669carcinomaa malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue5
13992209423melanomacancerous growth of melanocytes6
13992213680sarcomacancer arising from connective tissue or muscle cell7
13992228663atrophydecrease in affected tissue size with decrease in size of cell8
13992238384dysplasiaalteration in size, shape, and organization of cells9
13992254078hyperplasiaincrease in number of cells increase cell division10
13992246503hypertrophyincrease in cell size11
13992246504metaplasiatransformation of one cell type into another12
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