19 Cancer Medicine Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
alveol/o
A
small sac
2
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cac/o
A
bad (cachexia - general ill health)
3
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer, cancerous
4
Q
cauter/o
A
burn, heat
5
Q
chem/o
A
chemical, drug
6
Q
cry/o
A
cold
7
Q
cyst/o
A
sac of fluid
8
Q
fibr/o
A
fibers
9
Q
follicul/o
A
small glandular sacs
10
Q
fung/i
A
fungus, mushroom
11
Q
medull/o
A
soft, inner part
12
Q
mucos/o
A
mucous membrane
13
Q
mut/a
A
genetic change
14
Q
mutagen/o
A
causing genetic change
15
Q
necr/o
A
death
16
Q
papill/o
A
nipple-like
17
Q
pharmac/o
A
chemical, drug
18
Q
plas/o
A
formation
19
Q
ple/o
A
many, more
20
Q
polyp/o
A
polyp
21
Q
prot/o
A
first
22
Q
radi/o
A
rays
23
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh, connective tissue
24
Q
scirrh/o
A
hard
25
xer/o
dry
26
-blastoma
immature tumor
27
-genesis
formation
28
-oma
tumor
29
-plasia, -plasm
formation, growth
30
-supression
to stop
31
-therapy
treatment
32
ana-
backward (anaplasia - reversion of cells to more embryonic cells)
33
apo-
off, away
34
brachy-
short (distance)
35
epi-
upon
36
meta-
beyond, change
37
tele-
far
