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Med Term Ch 18
Oncology
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Undergraduate 4
12/03/2011
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aden/o-
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gland
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adjuv/o-
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giving help
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angi/o-
 Definition
blood/lymphatic vessel
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bas/o-
 Definition
base
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bi/o-
 Definition
life
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blast/o-
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immature; embryonic
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cancer/o-
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cancer
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capsul/o-
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capsule (enveloping structure)
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carcin/o-
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cancer
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cellu/o-
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cell
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chem/o-
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chemicla;drug
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chrom/.o-
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color
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cry/o-
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cold
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cyt/o-
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celll
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differiciat/o-
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being distinct; specialized
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dissect/o-
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to cut apart
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embryon/o-
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embryo; immature form
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excis/o-
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to cut out
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explorat/o-
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to explore
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gene/o-
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gene
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germin/o-
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embryonic tissue
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hered/o-
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genetic inheritance
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incis/o
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to cut
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invas/o-
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to go into
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kary/o-
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nucleus
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lymph/o-
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lymph; lymphatic tissue
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lys/o-
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breakdown destroy
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malign/o-
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intentionally causing harm; cancer
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melan.o-
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black
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mit/o-
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threadlike stucture
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mutat/o-
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to change
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me/o-
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new
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necr/o-
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dead cells
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nucleol/o-
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nucleus
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nucle/o-
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nucleus
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onc/o-
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tumor; mass
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path/o-
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disease suffering
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plasm/o-
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plasma
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plast/o-
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growth; formation
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radic/o-
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all parts including the root
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radi/o-
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radius (forearm bone; xrays; radiation)
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resect/o-
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to cut out; remove
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remiss/o-
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send back
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sarc/o-
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connective tissue
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squam/o-
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scale like cell
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surg/o-
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operative procedure
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terat/o-
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bizzare form
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transit/o-
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change over from one to another
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