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| 13992175516 | cancer | a group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth or abnormal cell proliferation | 0 | |
| 13992181055 | tumor or neoplasm | Excess tissue that develops as the result of cancer. | 1 | |
| 13992187149 | malignancy | A cancerous neoplasm (tumor) that tends to metastasize | 2 | |
| 13992190852 | metastasis | the spread of cancerous cells to other body parts | 3 | |
| 13992202238 | benign tumor | a neoplasm that does not metastasize | 4 | |
| 13992206669 | carcinoma | a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue | 5 | |
| 13992209423 | melanoma | cancerous growth of melanocytes | 6 | |
| 13992213680 | sarcoma | cancer arising from connective tissue or muscle cell | 7 | |
| 13992228663 | atrophy | decrease in affected tissue size with decrease in size of cell | 8 | |
| 13992238384 | dysplasia | alteration in size, shape, and organization of cells | 9 | |
| 13992254078 | hyperplasia | increase in number of cells increase cell division | 10 | |
| 13992246503 | hypertrophy | increase in cell size | 11 | |
| 13992246504 | metaplasia | transformation of one cell type into another | 12 |