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Oncology Med Terms
NHTC 19 Oncology Medical Terms
Term | Meaning |
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aden/o | gland |
blast/o | embryonic cell |
carcin/o | cancer |
cauter/o | heat, burn |
chem/o | chemical, drug |
cry/o | cold |
hist/o | tissue |
immun/o | immune, immunity |
leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
leuk/o | white |
mut/a | genetic change |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
onc/o | tumor |
rhabdomy/o | striated (skeletal muscle) |
sarc/o | flesh, connective tissue |
ana- | without, not |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
hypo- | under, below normal |
meta- | change, beyond |
neo- | new |
chorion | chorion |
carcin | cancer |
oma | tumor |
leuk | white |
emia | blood |
myelo | bone marrow, spinal cord |
oma | tumor |
retino | retina |
blast | embryonic cell |
bi | life |
opsy | view of |
study of tumors | oncology |
specialist in study of tumors | oncologist |
forming, producing, origin of tumor | oncogenesis |
separation, destruction, loosening of a tumor | oncolysis |
cancerous tumor | carcinoma |
forming, producing, or origin of cancer | carcinogenisis |
morbid fear of cancer | carcino phobia |
tumor composed of fat | adipoma, lipoma |
tumor of glandular tissue | adenoma |
tumor composed of smooth muscle | leiomyoma |
tumor composed of nerve cells | neuroma |
sarcoma of bone | ostosarcoma |
sarcoma of smooth muscle | leiomyosarcoma |
sarcoma of cartilage | chrondosarcoma |