Molecole

Glossary

A

Anoscope

Instrument for examining the inside of the anal canal

Asymptomatic

Person without signs of illness

B

Biopsy

Tissue removal for histological examination

Brushing

Cell collection performed with a brush or a swab

C

Cancer

Malignant tumor starting from certain types of cells (epithelial)

Carcinoma

Synonymous of cancer

S

Strains

Groups or subgroups. In this specific case, subgroups of HPV viruses

C

CIN

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Condyloma

Skin lesion caused by papillomavirus

Condom

Condom

D

Dysplasia

Change in the characteristic of the tissue or cell that still maintains its architecture

H

HPV

Human papillomavirus

I

Injury

Modification of the tissue or organ with alteration of the structure

N

Neoplasia

Abnormal growth of cells or tissue causing changes in the characteristics

O

Oncogenes

Genes that have the potential to transform a cell into a neoplastic cell

S

Smear test

Examination of the characteristics of the cells taken from the cervix

P

Papilloma

Benign skin lesion caused by some strains of HPV

Papilloma virus

Virus that causes papillomas or warts on the skin

S

Screening

A thorough monitoring of a disease in a group of people, before the development of symptoms

T

Tumor

Swelling, neoplastic tissue

V

Vaccine

A drug capable of activating, through different mechanisms, the body's immune response against a specific infectious agent (virus or bacteria)

VAIN

Vaginal Intraepithelial Neoplasia

W

Wart

Papilloma

V

Video-proctoscopy

Anoscope that is connected to a video system

VIN

Vulval Intraepithelial Neoplasia