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Lesson 1 - Medical Language & Body Structure

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Med Term
Definition
carcin/o/genic   producing cancer  
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carcin/oma   cancerous tumor  
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cyt/o/genic   producing cells  
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cyt/oid   resembling a cell  
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cyt/o/logy   study of cells  
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epitheli/al   pertaining to epithelium  
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epitheli/oma   tumor composed of epithelium tissue  
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hist/o/logy   study of tissue  
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lip/oid   resembling fat  
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lip/oma   tumor composed of fat tissue  
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meta/stasis   beyond control  
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my/oma   tumor composed of muscle tissue  
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neo/pathy   new disease  
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neo/plasm   new growth  
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neur/oma   tumor composed of nerve tissue  
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onc/o/logist   specialist (physician) who studies & treats tumors  
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onc/o/logy   study of tumors  
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path/o/genic   producing disease  
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path/o/logy   study of disease  
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sarc/oma   tumor of connective tissue  
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viscer/al   pertaining to internal organs  
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benign   not malignant; nonrecurring  
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chemotherapy   treatment of cancer by using pharmaceuticals  
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diagnosis   identification of disease  
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inflammation   protective response of body tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, & pain  
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malignant   becoming progressively worse  
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prognosis   possible outcome of disease  
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radiation therapy   treatment of cancer with radioactive substances, x-ray, or radiation  
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remission   lessening or absence of signs of disease  
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carcinoma (Abbreviation)   CA  
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chemotherapy (Abbreviation)   chemo  
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diagnosis (Abbreviation)   Dx  
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metastasis (Abbreviation)   METS  
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prognosis (Abbreviation)   Px  
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radiation therapy (Abbreviation)   XRT  
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path/o/logist   specialist (physician) who studies disease  
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