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Ch 2 - body, structure, color, oncology Flashcards

1
Q

-gen

A

substance or agent that produces or causes

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2
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chlor/o

A

green

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3
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melan/o

A

black

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xanth/o

A

yellow

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5
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dia-

A

complete

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dys-

A

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

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7
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pro-

A

before

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8
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what organs are inside the thoracic cavity?

A

heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchi, mediastinal area

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what organs are inside the abdominal cavity?

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stomach, intestines, kidneys, adrenal glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, ureters

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10
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adenocarcinoma

A

cancerous tumor of glandular tissue

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adenoma

A

tumor of glandular tissue

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12
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carcinoma

A

cancerous tumor (malignant)

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sarcoma

A

tumor of connective tissue (such as bone or cartilage; highly malignant)

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14
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kary/o

A

nucleus

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aden/o

A

gland

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16
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cyt/o

A

cell

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17
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sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

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18
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viscer/o

A

internal organs

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19
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eti/o

A

cause (of disease)

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20
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gno/o

A

knowledge

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21
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iatr/o

A

physician, medicine, treatment

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22
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lei/o

A

smooth

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onc/o

24
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-plasia

A

condition of formation, development, growth

25
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-al, -ic, -ous

A

pertaining to

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-cyte

27
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-genic

A

producing, originating, causing

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-logist

A

one who studies and treats

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-logy

30
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oid

A

resembling

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-oma

A

tumor, swelling

33
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-plasm

A

growth, substance, formation

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-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor

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-sis

37
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-stasis

A

control, stop, standing

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rhabd/o

A

rod-shaped, striated

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somat/o

40
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metastasis

A

beyond control

41
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prognosis

A

state of before knowledge (prediction of the outcome of disease based on the pt’s signs, symptoms, and test results)

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singular -a

A

plural -ae

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singular -ax

A

plural -aces

44
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singular -is

A

plural -es

45
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singular -ix

A

plural -ices

46
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singular -ma

A

plural -mata

47
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singular -nx

A

plural -nges

48
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singular -on

49
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singular -sis

A

plural -ses

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singular -um

51
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singular -us

52
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singular -y

A

plural -ies

53
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CA

54
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METS

A

metastases

55
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Px

56
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XRT

A

radiation therapy

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