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Med Terms Ch. 2
Bone Structure, Color, and Oncology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cyt/o | cell |
| hist/o | tissue |
| organ/o | organ |
| system/o | system |
| nuer/o | nerve |
| sarc/o | connective tissue |
| epetheli/o | epithelium |
| my/o | muscle |
| aden/o | gland |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| kary/o | nucleas |
| lip/o | fat |
| viscer/o | internal organs |
| cancer/o, carcin/o | cancer |
| eti/o | cause of disease |
| gno/o | knowledge |
| iatr/o | physician/medicine |
| lei/o | smooth |
| onc/o | tumor |
| path/o | disease |
| rhabd/o | striated |
| somat/o | body |
| chlor/o | green |
| chrom/o | color |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| luek/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| dys- | abnormal, painful, difficult and labored |
| dia- | complete |
| -stasis | stop |
| -sis | state of |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor |
| -plasia | condition of, formation, development and growth |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -oma | tumor |
| -plasm | growth, substance and formation |
| -oid | resembling |
| -logy | study of |
| -logist | one who studies/treats |
| -genic | producing, originating and causing |
| -genesis | origin, cause |
| -gen | substance, agent, produces/causes |
| -cyte | cell |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| Px | prognosis |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| RXT | radiation therapy |
| Ca | cancer |
| chemo | chemotherapy |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| mets | metastasis |