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NHTC 19 Oncology Medical Terms

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