Introduction to Biomedical Terms, Body Structure, Color, Oncology Flashcards
1
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intra-
A
within
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melanoma
A
black tumor
3
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-itis
A
inflammation
4
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lipoma
A
tumor composed of fat
5
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palliative
A
providing relief but not cure
6
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remission
A
improvement or absence of signs of disease
7
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malignant
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tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer
8
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in vitro
A
outside the body or in lab setting
9
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in vivo
A
within the living body
10
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carcinoma (CA)
A
cancerous tumor (malignant)
11
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hyperplasia
A
excessive development (number of cells)
12
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erythrocytosis
A
increase in the number of red (blood) cells
13
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hyper-
A
above, excessive
14
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dys-
A
painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
15
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cancer/o, carcin/o
A
cancer (a disease characterized by the unregulated, abnormal growth of new cells)
