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Oncology
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
04/04/2017

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Term

aden/o gland

adenocarcinoma

Definition
Malignant tumor arising in a glandular organ
Term

carcin/o cancer

carcinogen

Definition
Agent or substance that incites or produces cancer
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duct to lead

ductal carcinoma

Definition
Abnormal cells that involve only the lining of a duct and have not spread outside the duct to other tissues in the breast; also called intradctal carcinoma
Term

fibr/o fibe/o

fibrosarcoma

Definition
Cancerous tumor arising in collagen-producing fibroblasts
Term

gli/o glue

glioma

Definition
A rapidly growing cancerous tumor of the brain
Term

hem blood

hemangiosarcoma

Definition
Cancerous tumor originating in blood vessels
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immunlo safe

immunosuppression

Definition
Process of preventing formation of the immune response
Term

lie/o smooth

leiomyosarcoma

Definition
Cancerous tumor of smooth muscle tissue
Term

leuk white

leukemia

Definition
Cancer of the blood characterized by overproduction of leukocytes; cancer of the blood-forming tissues
Term

li/o fat

lipsarcoma

Definition
Cancerous tumor of fat cells
Term

lymph/o lymph

lymposarcomah

Definition
Cancerous disease of lymphatic tissue; also called lymphoblastoma
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malign/o bad kind

malignant

Definition
Pertaining to a bad wandering; refers to the spreading process of cancer from one area of the body to another
Term

melan black

melanoma

Definition
Literally meana a black tumor. A melanoma is a cancerous tumor
Term

meningi meninges

meningioma

Definition
Cancerous tumor originating in the arachnoidal (meninges) membrane of the brain
Term

mucos mucus

mucositis

Definition
inflammation of the oral mucosa caused by exposure to high-energy beams delivered by radiation therapy
Term

myc/o fungus

mycotoxin

Definition
Substance produced by fungus growing in food or animal feed that, if ingested, can cause cancer
Term

myel bone

myeloma

Definition
Tumor arising in the hematopoietic portion of the bone marrow
Term

nephr/o kidney

nephroblastoma

Definition
Cancerous tumor of the kidney; also called Wilms tumor; most often found in childern 2-3 years of age
Term

onc/o nerve

neuroblastoma

 

Definition
Cancerous tumor composed chiefly of neuroblasts; can appear anywhere but usually in the first adbomen as a swelling; most often diagnosed during the first year of life
Term

oste/o bone

osteogenic sarcoma

Definition
Cancerous tumor composed of osseous (BONE) tissue
Term

pallia cloaked

palliative

Definition
Pertaining to a form of treatment to relieve or alleviate symptoms without curing
Term

remiss remit

retinoblastoma

Definition
Cancerous tumor of the retina. Although relatively rare, it accounts for 5% of childhood blindness
Term

reticul/o net

reticulosarcoma

 

 

Definition
Cancerous tumor of the lymphatic system
Term

rhabd/o rod

rhadbomyosarcoma

Definition
Cancerous tumor originating from the same embryonic cells that develop into striated muscles. Its is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in childern
Term

sarc flesh

sarcoma

Definition
Cancerous tumor arising in connective tissue
Term

semin seed

seminoma

Definition
Cancerous tumor of the testis
Term

terat monster

teratoma

Definition
Malignant teratoma is a type of cancer made of cysts that contain one or more of the three layers of cells found in a developing embryo; it can contain embryonic tissues of hair; teeth, bone, or muscle; a teratoma may also be a benign tumor
Term

thym thymus

thymoma

Definition
Tumor of the thymus gland
Term

vir virus

viral

Definition
Pertaining to a virus, which means poison in Latin
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