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Oncology Med Terms
NHTC 19 Oncology Medical Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |