Breast Cancer definitions beginning with F

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(fuh-teeg') a state of increased discomfort and decreased efficiency resulting from prolonged or excessive exertion; loss of power or capacity to respond to stimulation.
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(fi'bro-add ih no" muh) is a non-cancerous lump in the breast that feels smooth, round, and hard like a marble. It can be moved around easily in the breast tissue and is usually found close to the nipple, but can grow anywhere. These lumps do not cause harm by themselves and usually do not need to be taken out. (Go to Breast Pathology >)
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(fi"bro-sis'tik brest) characterized by the development of cystic (fluid filled) sacs and overgrowth of fibrous tissue in the breasts. This condition is commonly seen and considered a variation of normal. Also called chronic cystic mastitis, mammary dysplasia, benign breast disease, fibrocystic disease, and diffuse cystic mastopathy.
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Browse Related Terms: benign, benign breast disease, Chronic cystic mastitis, Diffuse cystic mastopathy, Fibrocystic disease, mammary dysplasia

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See Fibrocystic breasts
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Browse Related Terms: benign, benign breast disease, Chronic cystic mastitis, Diffuse cystic mastopathy, Fibrocystic breasts, mammary dysplasia

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(si tom" eh tree') uses lasers and computers to measure the amount of DNA in cancer cells.
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Browse Related Terms: aneuploid, Chromosome, Diploidy, DNA cytometry, DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid, Image cytometry, ploidy

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(for milk) the high protein milk produced at the beginning of the feeding.
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Browse Related Terms: Acini, alveoli, areola, Bulbs, Ducts (milk), Hind milk, Lactiferous ducts, Lactiferous sinuses, Lobes, lobule, nipple

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(frack'chur)a broken bone.
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Browse Related Terms: Adenosis, diagnosis, metastasis, metastatic, necrosis, osteoporosis, Sclerosis, symptom, x-ray

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