Chapter 19 - Terms Flashcards by Nate Miller

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alveol/ar

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small sac, alveolus/pertaining to

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cac/hexia

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bad/state, condition

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carcin/oma

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cancer, cancerous/tumor

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electro/cauter/ization

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electricity/burn, heat/process

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chemo/therapy

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chemical, drug/treatment

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cryo/surgery

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cold/surgery

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cyst/ic

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sac of fluid/pertaining to

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fibro/sarc/oma

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fibers/connective tissue/tumor

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follicul/ar

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small glandular sac/pertaining to

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fung/ating

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fungus, mushroom/action, process

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medull/ary

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soft, inner part/pertaining to

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mucos/itis

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mucous membrane/inflammation

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mut/ation

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genetic change/process

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mutagen/ic

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causing genetic change/pertaining to

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necro/tic

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death/pertaining to

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neuro/fibromat/osis

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nerve/fiber/condition

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onco/logy

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tumor/study of

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papill/ary

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nipple-like/pertaining to

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dys/plas/tic

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bad, abnormal/growth, formation/pertaining to

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pleo/morph/ic

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many/shapes/pertaining to

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polyp/oid

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polyps/resembling, derived from

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proto/col

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first/glued page

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radi/ation

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x-rays, radioactivity/process

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osteo/sarc/oma

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bone/connective tissue/tumor

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scirrh/ous

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hard/pertaining to

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xero/stomia

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dry/mouth condition

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retino/blastoma

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retina/immature tumor

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neuro/blastoma

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nerve/immature tumor

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carcino/genesis

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cancer, cancerous/producing, forming

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adeno/carcin/oma

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gland/cancer, cancerous/tumor

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hyper/plasia

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excessive/growth, formation

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neo/plasm

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new/growth, formation

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myelo/suppression

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bone marrow/to stop

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radio/therapy

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x-rays, radiation/treatment

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ana/plasia

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backward/growth, formation

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apo/ptosis

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off, away/falling

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brachy/therapy

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short (distance)/treatment

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epi/derm/oid

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above, upon/skin/resembling

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meta/stasis

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beyond/stopping, controlling

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neo/adjuvant

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new/assist, to aid

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tele/therapy

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far/treatment