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  • 51precancerous — Pertaining to any lesion that is interpreted as precancer. SYN: premalignant. * * * pre·can·cer·ous kan(t)s (ə )rəs adj tending to become cancerous <a precancerous lesion> * * * adj. describing a nonmalignant condition that is known to… …

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  • 52canker — I. n. 1. Mordent ulcer, gangrene, rot. 2. Corrosion, erosion, blight. 3. Corruption, infection, blight, bane, bale, irritation. II. v. a. 1. Corrode, erode, eat away. 2. Infect, corrupt, blight, envenom, poison, sour, embitter, fill with gall.… …

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  • 53neurofibromatosis — n. either of two hereditary conditions inherited as autosomal dominant traits and characterized by benign tumours growing from the fibrous coverings of nerves (see neurofibroma). In neurofibromatosis type I (von Recklinghausen s disease) numerous …

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  • 54familial adenomatous polyposis — noun Etymology: polyposis presence of polyps, from New Latin, from polypus polyp + osis Date: 1976 an inherited disease of the large intestine marked by the formation especially in the colon and rectum of numerous glandular polyps which typically …

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  • 55Morell Mackenzie — Born July 7, 1837 Leytonstone …

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  • 56Hurthle cell — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 31956 ICD10 = C73.9 ICD9 = ICDO = 8290/0 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1045 MeshID = D018249A Hürthle cell (also known, incorrectly as Askanazy cell. Askanazy… …

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  • 57Plexiform neurofibroma — A plexiform neurofibroma is a tumor of the peripheral nerves which is common in individuals with neurofibromatosis type I, and indeed is diagnostic of that condition. The tumor occurs when Schwann cells multiply out of control within the nerve… …

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  • 58Conflict avoidance — is a method of dealing with conflict, which attempts to avoid directly confronting the issue at hand. Methods of doing this can include changing the subject, putting off a discussion until later, or simply not bringing up the subject of… …

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  • 59Tubulovillous adenoma — is a type of polyp that grows in the colon and other places in the gastrointestinal tract and sometimes in other parts of the body. These adenomas may become malignant (cancerous). External links * [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db… …

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  • 60Villous adenoma — is a type of polyp that grows in the colon and other places in the gastrointestinal tract and sometimes in other parts of the body. These adenomas may become malignant (cancerous). External links * [http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db… …

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