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Terminology
Test 1 Ch. 3
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Undergraduate 1
01/25/2009

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ana-
Definition
up;toward;apart
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dys-
Definition
bad;abnormal
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epi-
Definition
upon
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hyper-
Definition
excessive;above normal
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meta-
Definition
after; change
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neo-
Definition
new
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aden
Definition
gland
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carcin
Definition
cancer
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chrom
Definition
color
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cyt
Definition
cell
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fibr
Definition
fiber
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gen,gene
Definition
formation; cause; produce
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hist
Definition
tissue
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lei
Definition
smooth
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lip
Definition
lipid; fat
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mal
Definition
bad
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melan
Definition
darkness of color; black
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my
Definition
muscle
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neur
Definition
nerve; nervous system
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nucl, nucle
Definition
kernel; nucleus
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onc
Definition
tumor
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organ
Definition
tool
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oste
Definition
bone
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rhabd
Definition
rod; rod-shaped
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sarc
Definition
flesh; muscle
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thel
Definition
niple
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-al
Definition
pertaining to
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-elle
Definition
small
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-gen
Definition
formation; cause; produce
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genesis
Definition
origin; cause
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-genic
Definition
pertaining to formation, causing, producing
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-ic
Definition
pertaining to
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-logy
Definition
study of
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-logist
Definition
one who studies
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-oid
Definition
resemblance to
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-oma
Definition
abnormal swelling, tumor
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-osis
Definition
process or condition that is usually abnormal
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-plasia
Definition
a shape, formation (may also be used as a word root)
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-sis
Definition
state of
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-some
Definition
body
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-stasis
Definition
standing still (may also be used as a root)
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-um
Definition
pertaining to
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anaplasia
Definition
a loss of structural organization in a tissue that is permanent
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dysplasia
Definition
abnormal tissue development
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hyperplasia
Definition
an increase in the number of cells in a tissue, other than by tumor deveopment
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metastasis
Definition
the spreading of cancer cells from the primary tumor
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remission
Definition
improvement or absence of signs of disease
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adenocarcinoma
Definition
a malignant tumor of glandular epithelial tissue; abbreviated Adeno-Ca
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adenoma
Definition
a benign tumor of glandular epithelial tissue
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benign
Definition
adjective describing a noninvasive, slow growing tumor; nonmalignant
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cancer in situ
Definition
cancer in the early stages prior to metastasis (in situ generally means confined to a place of origin)
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cancer
Definition
a disease characterized by the aggressive, unregulated growth of abnormal cells and their spreading to other tissues
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carcinoma
Definition
a cancer, or malignant tumor
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carcinogen
Definition
a substance that causes cancer
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epithelioma
Definition
a tumor that originates from epithelium, usually from the skin
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fibroma
Definition
a benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue
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fibrosarcoma
Definition
a malignant tumor originating from fibrous connective tissue
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leiomyoma
Definition
a benign tumor of smooth muscle
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leiomyosarcoma
Definition
a carcinoma that originates from smooth muscle
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lipoma
Definition
a benign tumor of fat tissue
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lymphoma
Definition
a malignant solid tumor of lymphoid tissue
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malignant
Definition
an adjective describing an aggressive, life-threatening, invasive tumor
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melanoma
Definition
a cancer that bears a dark pigment, usually arising from pigment-producing cells of the skin
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myoma
Definition
a benign tumor of muscle tissue
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neoplasm
Definition
new growth of abnormal cells;a tumor
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neuroma
Definition
a tumor that originates from nervous tissue
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oncogenic
Definition
adjective meaning causing tumors
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osteosarcoma
Definition
a malignant cancer of bone
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rhabdomyoma
Definition
a benign tumor that originates from skeletal muscle, which consists of rod shaped cells
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rhabdomyosarcoma
Definition
a malignant tumor that originates from skeletal muscle, which consists of rod-shaped cells
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sarcoma
Definition
a tumor arising from connective tissue that is almost always malignant
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chemotherapy
Definition
treatment using drugs (CHEMO)
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cytology
Definition
study of structure and function of cells
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cytologist
Definition
scientist who studies cell structure and function
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histologist
Definition
a scientist who studies/identifies tissues
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oncology
Definition
the study of tumors
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radiotherapy
Definition
treatment of cancer using radioactive materials
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CA
Definition
cancer (abbr.)
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Mets
Definition
metastasis (abbr)
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St
Definition
stage (of cancer development)
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TNM
Definition
tumor, node, metastasis
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