Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Oncology Terms

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Term
Meaning
adenocarcinoma   cancerous tumor of glandular tissue  
🗑
adenoma   tumor of glandular tissue  
🗑
carcinoma   cancerous tumor  
🗑
chloroma   tumor of green color  
🗑
epithelioma   tumor of epithelium  
🗑
fibroma   tumor of fibor  
🗑
fibrosarcoma   malignant tumor  
🗑
lipoma   tumor containing fat  
🗑
liposarcoma   malignant tumor of fat  
🗑
melanoma   black tumor  
🗑
myoma   tumor formed of muscle  
🗑
neoplasma   new growth of tissue  
🗑
neuroma   tumor made up of nerves  
🗑
rhabdomyoma   tumor of striated muscle  
🗑
sarcoma   tumor composed of connective tissue  
🗑
benign   not malignant  
🗑
idiopathic   disease of unknown origin  
🗑
in vitro   in a glass  
🗑
in vivo   in the living body  
🗑
malignant   progressively worse  
🗑
remission   absence of signs  
🗑
carcinogen   causes cancer  
🗑
genic   producing  
🗑
cyanosis   abnormal condition of blue  
🗑
cytogenic   producing cells  
🗑
cytoid   resembling a cell  
🗑
cytology   study of cells  
🗑
dysplasia   abnormal development  
🗑
erythrocyte   red blood cell  
🗑
etiology   study of causes  
🗑
hyperplasia   excessive development of cells  
🗑
hypoplasia   incomplete development of cells  
🗑
iatrogenic   produced by a physician  
🗑
iatrology   study of medicine  
🗑
karyocyte   cell with nucleus  
🗑
leukocyte   white blood cell  
🗑
lipoid   resembling fat  
🗑
matastasis   beyond control  
🗑
myopathy   disease of the muscle  
🗑
neopathy   new disease  
🗑
oncologies   physician who treats tumors  
🗑
pathogenic   producing disease  
🗑
prognosis   before knowledge  
🗑
somatic   pertaining to the body  
🗑
somatogenic   originating in the body  
🗑
systemic   pertaining to body system  
🗑
visceral   pertaining to the internal organs  
🗑
xanthaochromic   pertaining to yellow color  
🗑
xanthosis   abnormal condition of yello  
🗑
al   pertaining to  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: amymy
Popular Anatomy sets