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Med Term Test 1
Chapter 2
135
Anatomy
Graduate
10/06/2010

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Term
adeno
Definition
gland
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cyto
Definition
cell
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epithelio
Definition
epithelium
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fibro
Definition
fiber
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histo
Definition
tissue
Term
karyo
Definition
nucleus
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lipo
Definition
fat
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myo
Definition
muscle
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neuro
Definition
nerve
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organo
Definition
organ
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sarco
Definition
flesh, connective tissue
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systemo
Definition
system
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viscero
Definition
internal organs
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cancero, carcino
Definition
cancer
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etio
Definition
cause of
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gno
Definition
knowledge
Term
latro
Definition
physician, medicine (also means treatment
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lei
Definition
smooth
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onco
Definition
tumor, mass
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path
Definition
disease
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rhabdo
Definition
rod-shaped, straited
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somato
Definition
body
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chloro
Definition
green
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chromo
Definition
color
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cyano
Definition
blue
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erythro
Definition
red
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leuko
Definition
white
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melano
Definition
black
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xantho
Definition
yellow
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dia
Definition
through, complete
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dys
Definition
painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
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hyper
Definition
above, excessive
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hypo
Definition
below, incomplete, deficient
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meta
Definition
after, beyond, change
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neo
Definition
new
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pro
Definition
before
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-al, -ic, -ous
Definition
pertaining to
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-cyte
Definition
cell
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-gen
Definition
substance or agent that produces or causes
Term
-genesis
Definition
origin, cause
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-genic
Definition
producing, originating, causing
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-ologist
Definition
one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
Term
-ology
Definition
study of
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-oid
Definition
resembling
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-oma
Definition
tumor, swelling
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-osis
Definition
abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell Word roots)
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-pathy
Definition
disease
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-plasia
Definition
condition of formation, development, growth
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-plasm
Definition
growth, substance, formation
Term
-sarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor
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-sis
Definition
state of
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-stasis
Definition
control, stop, standing
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adenocarcinoma
Definition
cancerous tumor composed of grandular tissue
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adenoma
Definition
tumor composed of glandular tissue (benign)
Term
carcinoma
Definition
cancerous tumor (malignant)
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chloroma
Definition
tumor of green color (malignant, arising from myeloid tissue)
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epithelioma
Definition
tumor composed of epithelium
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fibroma
Definition
tumor composed of fibers (fibrous tissue)
Term
fibrosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor composed of fibers (fibrous tissue)
Term
leiomyoma
Definition
tumor of smooth muscle (benign tumor)
Term
leiomyosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor of smooth muscle
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lipoma
Definition
tumor composed of fat (benign tumor)
Term
liposarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor composed of fat
Term
melanocarcinoma
Definition
cancerous black tumor (malignant)
Term
melanoma
Definition
black tumor (primarily of the skin)
Term
myoma
Definition
tumor composed muscle (benign)
Term
neoplasm
Definition
new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor)
Term
neuroma
Definition
tumor composed of nerve (benign)
Term
rhabdomyoma
Definition
tumor of straited muscle (benign)
Term
rhabdomyosarcoma
Definition
malignant tumor of striated muscle
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sarcoma
Definition
tumor composed of connective tissue (such as bone or cartilage)(highly malignant)
Term
benign
Definition
not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery
Term
carcinoma in situ
Definition
cancer in early stage before invading surrounding tissue
Term
chemotherapy (chemo)
Definition
treatment for cancer with drugs
Term
encapsulated
Definition
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
Term
exacerbation
Definition
increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms
Term
idiopathic
Definition
pertaining to disease of unknown origin
Term
inflammation
Definition
response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat and pain
Term
in vitro
Definition
within a glass, observable within a testtube
Term
in vivo
Definition
within the living body
Term
malignant
Definition
tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer
Term
radiation therapy
Definition
treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation (also called radiation oncology and radiotherapy)
Term
cancerous
Definition
pertaining to cancer
Term
carcinogen
Definition
substance that causes cancer
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carcinogenic
Definition
producing cancer
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cyanosis
Definition
abnormal condition of blue (bluish discoloration of the skin caused by inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood)
Term
cytogenic
Definition
producing cells
Term
cytoid
Definition
resembling
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cytology
Definition
study of cells
Term
cytoplasm
Definition
cell substance
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diagnosis
Definition
state of complete knowledge (identifying a disease)
Term
dysplasia
Definition
abnormal development
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epithelial
Definition
pertaining to epithelium
Term
erythrocyte
Definition
red (blood) cell
Term
erythrocytosis
Definition
increase in the number of red (blood) cells
Term
etiology
Definition
study of causes
Term
histology
Definition
study of tissue
Term
hyperplasia
Definition
excessive development (number of cells)
Term
hypoplasia
Definition
incomplete development
Term
iatrogenic
Definition
produced by a physician (the unexpected results from teatment prescribed by a physician)
Term
iatrology
Definition
study of medicine
Term
karyocyte
Definition
cell with a nucleus
Term
karyoplasm
Definition
substance of nucleus
Term
leukocyte
Definition
white (blood) cells
Term
leukocytosis
Definition
increase in the number of white (blood) cells
Term
lipoid
Definition
resembling fat
Term
metastasis (pl. metastases) (mets)
Definition
beyond control (transfer of disease from one organ to another, as in the transfer of malignant tumors)
Term
myopathy
Definition
disease of the muscle
Term
neopathy
Definition
new disease
Term
neuroid
Definition
resembling a nerve
Term
oncogenic
Definition
causing tumors
Term
oncologist
Definition
a physician who studies and treats tumors
Term
oncology
Definition
study of tumors (a branch of medicine concerned with the study of malignant tumors)
Term
pathogenic
Definition
producing a disease
Term
pathologist
Definition
a physician who studies disease (examines biopsies and proforms autopsies to determine the cause of disease or death)
Term
pathology
Definition
study of disease
Term
prognosis
Definition
state of before knowledge (prediction of the outcome of disease)
Term
somatic
Definition
pertaining to the body
Term
somatogenic
Definition
originating in the body (organic as opposed to psychologic)
Term
somatopathy
Definition
disease of the body
Term
somatoplasm
Definition
body substance
Term
systemic
Definition
pertaining to a (body) system (or the body as a whole)
Term
visceral
Definition
pertaining to the internal organs
Term
xanthochromic
Definition
pertaining to yellow color
Term
xanthosis
Definition
abnormal condition of yellow (discoloration)
Term
ca
Definition
carcinoma
Term
chemo
Definition
chemotherapy
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dx
Definition
diagnosis
Term
mets
Definition
metastasis
Term
px
Definition
prognosis
Term
RBC
Definition
red blood cells
Term
XRT
Definition
radiation therapy
Term
WBC
Definition
white blood cells
Term
megaly
Definition
enlargement
Term
remission
Definition
improvement or absence of signs of the disease
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