Chapter 6 Flashcards
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Aden/o
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Gland
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Axill/o
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Armpit
3
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Carcin/o
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Cancer
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Cyt/o
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Cell
5
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Immun/o
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Immune
6
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Lymph/o
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Lymph, lymphatic tissue
7
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Lymphaden/o
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Lymph node (gland)
8
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Lymphangi/o
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Lymph vessel
9
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Mamm/o
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Breast
10
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Mast/o
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Breast
11
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Myc/o
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Fungus
12
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Onc/o
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Tumor
13
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Path/o
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Disease
14
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Phag/o
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Eat or swallow
15
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Phot/o
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Light
16
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Splen/o (one “e”)
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Spleen
17
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Thym/o
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Thymus gland
18
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Tonsill/o
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Tonsils
19
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Tox/o
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Poisen
20
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Anti-
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Against
21
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Macro-
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Large
22
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Neo-
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New
23
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-Al
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Pertaining to
24
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-ary
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Pertaining to
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-cyte
Cell
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-ectomy
Surgical removal
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-gen
Producing, causing
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-itis
Inflammation
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-Megaly
Abnormal enlargement
31
-ologist
Specialist
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-ology
Study of
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-oma
Tumor
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-plasm
Formation or growth
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Adenocarcinoma
Type of carcinoma that forms in glandular tissue. Mostly in lungs, prostate , pancreas, esophagus, colon and rectum.
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Benign
Tumors are non cancerous, slow growing and non invasive.
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Carcinoma
Most common type of cancer. Occurs in the epithelial tissue of the skin , or in the tissue that lines internal organs.
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Malignant
Tumors are cancerous. Life threatening. Can spread.
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Metástasis
The spread of cancer cells to new areas of the body. Often by lymph system or blood stream.
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Neoplasm
Means abnormal growth of new tissue. Neoplasm can be either benign or malignant.
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Sarcoma
Type of cancer in the connective tissues of the body, I clueing bone, cartilage, fat , muscle or blood vessels.
