CH.2 Body Structure, Color, Oncology Flashcards
1
Q
aden/o
A
gland
2
Q
aut/o
A
self
3
Q
bi/o
A
life
4
Q
cancer/o
A
cancer
5
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
6
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
7
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
8
Q
epitheli/o
A
epithelium
9
Q
erythr/o
A
red
10
Q
eti/o
A
cause of disease
11
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
12
Q
gno/o
A
knowledge
13
Q
hemat/o
A
blood
14
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
15
Q
iatr/o
A
physician medicine
16
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
17
Q
leuk/o
A
white
18
Q
lip/o
A
fat
19
Q
melan/o
A
black
20
Q
my/o
A
muscle
21
Q
necr/o
A
death
22
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
23
Q
onco/o
A
tumor/mass
24
Q
organ/o
A
organ
25
path/o
disease
26
rhabd/o
rod-shaped/striated
27
sarc/o
flesh/connective tissue
28
somat/o
body
29
system/o
system
30
vir/o
virus
31
viscer/o
internal organs
32
xanth/o
yellow
33
dia-
through/complete
34
dys-
painful/difficult
35
hyper-
excessive/above
36
hypo-
deficient/below
37
meta-
after/beyond
38
micro-
small
39
neo-
new
40
pro-
before
41
-al
pertaining to
42
-cyte
cell
43
-gen
substance or agent that produces or causes
44
genic
originating/producing
45
-ic
pertaining to
46
-logist
one who studies and treats
47
-logy
study of
48
-megaly
enlargement
49
-oid
resembling
50
-oma
tumor/swlling
51
-opsy
view of
52
-osis
abnormal condition
53
-ous
pertaining to
54
-pathy
disease
55
-plasia
condition of formation/growth
56
-plasm
growth/substance/formation
57
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
58
-sis
state of
59
-stasis
control/stop
60
cytogenic
producing cells
61
cytology
study of cells
62
dysplasia
abnormal development
63
epithelial
pertaining to epithelium
64
erhtyrocyte
RBC
65
erythrocytosis
increase in the number of RBC
66
histology
study of tissue
67
hyperplasia
excessive development
68
hypoplasia
incomplete development
69
leukocyte
WBC
70
leukocytosis
increase in the number of WBC
71
lipoid
resembling fat
72
necrosis
condition of cell death
73
myopathy
disease of the muscle
74
neuropathy
disease of the nerves
75
organomegaly
enlargement of the organ
76
somatic
pertaining to the body
77
somatogenic
originating in the body
78
systemic
pertaining to a body system or body as whole
79
visceral
pertaining to internal organs
80
adenocarcinoma
cancerous tumor of the glandular tissue
81
adenoma
tumor consisted of glandular tissue (benign)
82
epithelioma
tumor consisted of epithelium
83
fibroma
tumor consisted of fiber
84
fibrosarcoma
malignant tumor composed of fiber
85
leiomyoma
tumor consisted of smooth muscle (benign)
86
leiomyosarcoma
malignant tumor of smooth muscle
87
lipoma
tumor composed of fat (benign tumor)
88
liposarcoma
malignant tumor of fat
89
melanocarcinoma
cancerous black tumor
90
melanoma
black tumor (primarily of the skin)
91
myoma
tumor composed of muscle (benign)
92
metastasis
beyond control
93
metastases (METS)
beyond control?
94
neoplasm
new growth
95
neuroma
tumor consisted of nerve (benign)
96
rhabdomyoma
tumor consisted of striated muscle (benign)
97
rhabdomyosarcoma
malignant tumor consisted of striated muscle
98
sarcoma
tumor of connective tissue
99
autopsy
view of self (postmortem to see cause of death)
100
biopsy
view of life (removal of tissue under a microscope)
101
cytopathology
study of cells in disease
102
hematology
study of blood
103
histopathology
study of tissue in disease
104
micobiology
study of small life
105
virology
study of viruses
106
cancerous
pertaining to cancer
107
carcinogen
substance that causes cancer
108
carcinogenic
producing cancer
109
carcinoid
resembling cancer
110
cyanosis
abnormal condition of blue
111
cytopathology
study of cells in disease
112
diagnosis
state of complete knowledge
113
etiology
study of causes of disease
114
hematology
study of blood
115
histopathology
study of tissue in disease
116
iatrogenic
produced by a physician
117
microbiology
study of small life
118
oncogeneic
causing tumors
119
oncologist
physician who studies and treats malignant tumors
120
oncology
study of tumors
121
pathogeneic
producing disease
122
pathology
study of disease
123
prognosis
state of before knowledge
124
virology
study of viruses
125
xanthosis
abnormal condition of yellow
126
benign
not malignant
127
biological therapy
treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers
128
carcinoma in situ
cancer in the early stage
129
chemotherapy
treatment of cancer with drugs
130
encapsulated
enclosed within a capsule,
131
hospice
end of life care
132
malignant
tending to be progressively worse and to cause death
133
palliative
providing relief but not cure.
134
radiation therapy XRT
treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance,
135
remission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
136
chemistry panel
a series of tests performed on a blood sample that give information regarding multiple systems
137
complete blood count w/differential (CBC w/diff)
laboratory test for basic blood screening that measures various aspects of erythrocytes
138
culture and sensitivity (C&S)
test performed on a sample to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria.
139
genetic testing
examines DNA, the chemical database that carries instructions for the body"s functions;
140
specimen
sample of blood, urine, or body tissue that is taken for medical testing
141
aferbile
without fever
142
bacteria (s. bacterium)
single-celled microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading body tissue
143
erthythema
redness
144
exacerbation
sudden onset
145
ferbile
feverish
146
fungus (pl. fungi)
organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surroundings
147
idiopathic
pertaining to disease of unknown origin
148
infection
invasion of pathogens in body tissue.
149
inflammation
localized protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain
150
microogranism
a form of life that is too small to be seen without a microscope;
151
morbidity
state of being diseased
152
mortality
state of death
153
virus (pl. viruses)
minute microorganism, much smaller than a bacterium,
charcterized by a lack of independent metabolism and the ability to replicate only within living host cells; these may cause infection by invading body tissue.
