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LOM Ch 19 Terms
Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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alveol/o | small sac |
cac/o | bad |
carcin/o | cancer, cancerous |
cauter/o | burn, heat |
chem/o pharmac/o | chemical, drug |
cry/o | cold |
cyst/o | sac of fluid |
fibr/o | fibers |
follicul/o | small glandular sacs |
fung/i | fungus |
medull/o | soft, inner part |
mucos/o | mucous membrane |
mut/a | genetic change |
mutagen/o | causing genetic change |
necr/o | death |
onc/o | tumor |
papill/o | nipple-like |
plas/o | formation |
ple/o | many, more |
polyp/o | polyp |
prot/o | first |
radi/o | rays |
sacr/o | flesh, connective tissue |
schrrh/o | hard |
xer/o | dry |
-blastoma | immature tumor |
-genesis | formation |
-oma | mass, tumor |
-plasia -plasm | formation, growth |
-suppression | to stop |
-therapy | treatment |
ana- | backward |
apo- | off, away |
brachy- | sort (distance) |
epi- | upon |
meta- | meyond; chage |
tele- | far |