Cancer Terminology Crossword

A generic term derived from the Latin word meaning 'crab' used to describe this medical condition
A term describing a new, autonomous growth of cells
A swelling or mass with no cellular structure and no known physiological purpose
A term used to describe a tumour which will not invade surrounding tissues or metastasize
A term used to describe a tumour with the potential to invade local tissues and metastisize
An abnormal increase in the number of cells of a tissue
An abnormal increase in the size of cells and tissues
Conversion of one cell type to another
An ambiguous term used to describe the presence of abnormal cells within a tissue or organ, or a change in the phenotype of the tissue
An abnormal decrease in the number of cells of a tissue
A decrease in cell and/or tissue size
A cancerous tumour which has not yet broken through the basement membrane
A cancerous tumour which has broken through the basement membrane
The broad term used to describe all cancers originating from epithelial tissues (these account for 80-90% of total cancers)
The broad term used to describe all cancers originating from connective tissues such as bone, tendon, cartilage, muscle or fat
The broad term used to describe all cancers originating from bone marrow plasma cells
The broad term used to describe all cancers of the blood
The broad term used to describe all cancers originating in the lymphatic glands/nodes
The larger of the two systems through which cancer cells might travel to other tissues