Med Term Review LN 1 Word Scramble
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Med Term | Definition |
carcin/o/genic | producing cancer |
carcin/oma | cancerous tumor |
cyt/o/genic | producing cells |
cyt/oid | resembling a cell |
cyt/o/logy | study of cells |
epitheli/al | pertaining to epithelium |
epitheli/oma | tumor composed of epithelium tissue |
hist/o/logy | study of tissue |
lip/oid | resembling fat |
lip/oma | tumor composed of fat tissue |
meta/stasis | beyond control |
my/oma | tumor composed of muscle tissue |
neo/pathy | new disease |
neo/plasm | new growth |
neur/oma | tumor composed of nerve tissue |
onc/o/logist | specialist (physician) who studies & treats tumors |
onc/o/logy | study of tumors |
path/o/genic | producing disease |
path/o/logy | study of disease |
sarc/oma | tumor of connective tissue |
viscer/al | pertaining to internal organs |
benign | not malignant; nonrecurring |
chemotherapy | treatment of cancer by using pharmaceuticals |
diagnosis | identification of disease |
inflammation | protective response of body tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, & pain |
malignant | becoming progressively worse |
prognosis | possible outcome of disease |
radiation therapy | treatment of cancer with radioactive substances, x-ray, or radiation |
remission | lessening or absence of signs of disease |
carcinoma (Abbreviation) | CA |
chemotherapy (Abbreviation) | chemo |
diagnosis (Abbreviation) | Dx |
metastasis (Abbreviation) | METS |
prognosis (Abbreviation) | Px |
radiation therapy (Abbreviation) | XRT |
path/o/logist | specialist (physician) who studies disease |
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