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1
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malignant neoplasm of striated muscle

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rhabdomyosarcoma

2
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benign neoplasm of mature fat cells

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lipoma

3
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malignant neoplasm of glandular tissue

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adenocarcinoma

4
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malignant neoplasm derived from bone

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osteosarcoma

5
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malignant neoplasm derived from cartilage

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chondrosarcoma

6
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malignant neoplasm starting in the bile ducts

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cholangiocarcinoma

7
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benign neoplasm formed from blood vessels

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angioma

8
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benign tumour of the meninges

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meningioma

9
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benign neoplasm of smooth muscle

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leiomyoma

10
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malignant neoplasm derived from melanocytes

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melanoma

11
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delivery of drugs through a catheter into the spinal fluid

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intrathecal

12
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wide excision, removing tumour, organ of origin and all surrounding tissue in the body space

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exeneration

13
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internal pump implanted under the skin to give chemotherapy into the CSF

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Ommaya reservoir

14
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radiotherapy given at short range, within or close to the tumour

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brachytherapy

15
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removal of diseased organ and surrounding lymph nodes is what sort of resection?

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radical

16
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use of an electric spark to destroy tissue

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fulguration

17
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chemotherapy given to shrink a tumour before surgery

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neoadjuvant chemotherapy

18
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treatment of deep seated tumours using a device that produces high-energy x-ray beams

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teletherapy

19
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copies of an antibody produced in the laboratory designed to target a specific antigen

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monoclonal antibodies

20
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insertion of a needle into a lesion to remove a piece of tissue for examination

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needle biopsy

21
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disease caused by the bacillus Clostridium tetani

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tetanus

22
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a hospital acquired infection is called a what infection?

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nosocomial

23
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a disease of birds which may be transmitted to humans causing fever, headache and respiratory involvement

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psittacosis

24
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abrupt onset of gastrointestinal symptoms caused by ingestion of contaminated food

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food poisoning

25
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infestation caused by the hydatid tapeworm

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echinococcosis

26
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an infection by one of a group of viruses affecting the upper respiratory tract and conjunctiva, such as viral pneumonia

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adenoviral

27
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a disease characterised by chills, fever, splenomegaly caused by a protozoa parasite carried by mosquitoes

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malaria

28
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an infection in an immunocompromised person caused by organisms that do not usually harm healthy people

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opportunistic

29
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Ross River virus is an example of this type of infection

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arboviral

30
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a disease transmitted through faecal-oral route, commonly occurring as epidemics in school age children

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hepatitis A