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12 triduum – n (Roman Catholic Church) a period of three days for prayer before a feast. Etymology: Latin, perhaps from triduum spatium a space of three days.

13 http://n-t.ru/ac/frs/

14 An abnormal mass of tissue that results from too much cell division. Tumors perform no useful body function. They may be either benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).

15 Groups or layers of cells, such as the skin, that together performs specific functions.

16 Altered genes that normally direct cell growth. Oncogenes promote uncontrolled growth of cancer. Alterations can be inherited, occur randomly, or be caused by an environmental exposure to carcinogens.

17 Genes whose normal function is to prevent abnormal cells from dividing. Certain mutations in tumor suppressor genes lead to cancer.

18 Not cancerous; tumor does not invade nearby tissue or spread to other parts of the body.

19 A cancerous growth with a tendency to invade and destroy nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body.

20 The tissues and organs that produce, store, and carry white blood cells, which fight infection and other diseases. This system includes the bone marrow, spleen, thymus, and lymph nodes, and a network of thin tubes that carry lymph and white blood cells to all the tissues of the body.

21 NCI’s on-line library of cancer information:

cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_literature

The National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library:

www.nlm.nih.gov

22 A malignant form of skin cancer that arises in melanocytes, the cells that produce pigment. Melanoma usually begins in a mole.

23 A type of cancer that forms from cells in the blood and bone marrow, including leukocytes or white blood cells that help the body fight infections and other diseases.

24 Cancer that arises in cells of the lymphatic system.

25 A cancerous growth made up of epithelial cells: cells from tissues that form the covering around organs, such as lung, liver, or breast, or the lining of blood vessels.

26 A cancer of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.