Chpter 2 Body Structure, Color, And Oncology Flashcards
-sarcoma
Ex: Aden/o/sarcoma
Malignant tumor
Dys-
Ex: dys/plasia
Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
Hypo-
Ex: hypo/plasia
Below, incomplete, deficient
Neo-
Ex: neo/plasm
New
Meta-
Ex: meta/stasis
After, beyond, change
Pro-
Ex: pro/gno/sis
Before
-sis
Ex: pro/gno/sis
State of
-gen
Ex: carcin/o/gen
Substance or agent that produces or causes
-Oma
Ex: fibr/oma
Tumor, swelling
-logist
Ex: onc/o/logist
One who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
-osis
Ex: cyan/osis
Abnormal condition
-oid
Ex: neur/oid
Resembling
-plasia
Ex: neo/plasia
Condition of formation, development, growth
-genic
Ex: carcin/o/genic
Producing, originating, causing
-cyte
Ex: erythr/o/cyte
Cell
-pathy
Neur/o/pathy
Disease
-logy
Ex: onc/o/logy
Study of
-plasm
Ex: neo/plasm
Growth, substance, formation
-stasis
Ex: meta/stasis
Control, stop, standing
-al, -ic, -ous
Ex: epitheli/al
Pertaining to