Chapter 19 - Oncology Flashcards

1
Q

aden/o

A

gland

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2
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astr/o

A

star

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3
Q

blast/o

A

embryonic or developing cell

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4
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cac/o

A

ill, unpleasant, bad

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5
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cancer/o

A

cancer

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6
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

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7
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cauter/o

A

head, burn

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8
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chem/o

A

chemical, drug

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9
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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10
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cry/o

A

cold

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11
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cyt/o

A

cell

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12
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fibr/o

A

fibres

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13
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gli/o

A

glue

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14
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gnos/o

A

knowledge

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15
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hist/o

A

tissue

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16
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histi/o

A

tissue

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17
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immun/o

A

protection

18
Q

leuc/o

leuk/o

A

white

19
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melan/o

A

black

20
Q

mut/a

A

genetic change

21
Q

onc/o

A

tumour

22
Q

papill/o

A

nipple-shaped projection

23
Q

plas/o

A

formation

24
Q

polyp/o

A

polyp

25
Q

radi/o

A

x-rays, radius

26
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rhabd/o

A

rod shaped, striated (skeletal)

27
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sarc/o

A

flesh

28
Q

scirrh/o

A

hard

29
Q

ana-

A

up, towards, apart

30
Q

brachy-

A

short

31
Q

epi-

A

above, upon, on

32
Q

meta-

A

change, beyond

33
Q

neo-

A

new

34
Q

pleio-

pleo-

A

more

35
Q

tele-

A

distant, end, far, complete

36
Q

-blastoma

A

immature tumour

37
Q

-genesis

A

pertaining to formation, producing

38
Q

-oma

A

tumour

39
Q

-plasia

A

formation, development, growth

40
Q

-plasm

A

growth, formation, substance

41
Q

-suppression

A

to stop

42
Q

-therapy

A

treatment