19 Cancer Medicine Terminology Flashcards
alveol/o
small sac
cac/o
bad (cachexia - general ill health)
carcin/o
cancer, cancerous
cauter/o
burn, heat
chem/o
chemical, drug
cry/o
cold
cyst/o
sac of fluid
fibr/o
fibers
follicul/o
small glandular sacs
fung/i
fungus, mushroom
medull/o
soft, inner part
mucos/o
mucous membrane
mut/a
genetic change
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
necr/o
death
papill/o
nipple-like
pharmac/o
chemical, drug
plas/o
formation
ple/o
many, more
polyp/o
polyp
prot/o
first
radi/o
rays
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
scirrh/o
hard
xer/o
dry
-blastoma
immature tumor
-genesis
formation
-oma
tumor
-plasia, -plasm
formation, growth
-supression
to stop
-therapy
treatment
ana-
backward (anaplasia - reversion of cells to more embryonic cells)
apo-
off, away
brachy-
short (distance)
epi-
upon
meta-
beyond, change
tele-
far