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Ch. 2
Med. Term
Question | Answer |
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aden/o | adenoid; gland |
cyt/o | cell |
epitheli/o | epithelium |
fibr/o | fiber |
hist/o | tissue |
kary/o | nucleus |
lip/o | fat |
my/o | muscle |
neur/o | nerve |
organ/o | organ |
sarc/o | connecting tissues; flesh |
system/o | system |
viscer/o | internal organs |
cancer/o, carcin/o | cancer |
eti/o | cause (of disease) |
gno/o | knowledge |
iatr/o | physician; medicine (also means treatment) |
lei/o | smooth |
onc/o | tumor; mass |
path/o | disease |
somat/o | body |
chlor/o | green |
chrom/o | color |
cyan/o | blue |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black |
xanth/o | yellow |
dia | through; complete |
dys | difficult; painful; abnormal; labored |
hyper | above; excessive |
hypo | below; incomplete; deficient |
meta | after; beyond; change |
neo | new |
pro | before |
al | pertaining to |
ic | pertaining to |
ous | pertaining to |
cyte | cell |
gen | substance or agent that produces or causes |
genisis | origin |
genic | producing |
logist | one who studies and treats |
logy | study of |
oid | resembling |
oma | tumor; swelling |
osis | abnormal condition |
pathy | disease |
plasia | condition of formation; development, growth |
plasm | growth; substance; formation |
sarcoma | malignant tumor |
sis | state of |
stasis | Control |
Ca | Carcinoma |
Chemo | Chemotherapy |
Dx | Diagnosis |
mets | Metastasis |
Px | Prognosis |
RBC | Red Blood Cells |
WBC | White Blood Cells |
RXT | Radiation Therapy |
rhabd/o | rod-shaped, striated |