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Med Term Quiz A Flashcards

1
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Word Root

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Core of a Word

Ex. HEPAT

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Suffix

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Attached at the end of a Word to modify meaning

Frequently indicate procedures, conditions or diseases

Ex. Hepat/ITIS

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Prefix

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Attached at the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning

Frequently indicate number position, direction, time or negation

Ex. SUB/hepa/tic

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Combining vowel

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Placed to connect to root words or place to connect a word root in a suffix, but does NOT connect a prefix and a root word

USED IF THE SUFFIX DOES NOT BEGIN WITH A VOWEL
STILL used if rows are present at the junction of two root words

Ex. hepat/O/megaly

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Combining form

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Root word with a combining vowel attached, separated by a slash

Ex.hepat/o

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Analyzing

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Dividing medical terms into word, parts, labeling each word, part and labeling each combining form

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Defining

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Applying the meaning of each word part contain in the term to derive its meaning

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Building

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Placing word parts together to form terms

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eponym

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Terms derived from the name of a person or place

Ex. West Nile virus

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Acronym

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Terms form from the first letter of words in the phrase

Ex. MRSA

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Modern language

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Terms derived from the English language

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Epitheli/o

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Epithelium

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Fibr/o

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Fiber

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Lip/o

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Fat

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My/o

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Muscle

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Organ/o

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Organ

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Sarc/o

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Flesh or connective tissue

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System/o

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System

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Viscer/o

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Internal organs

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Aut/0

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Self

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Bi/o

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Life

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Cancer/o

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Cancer

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Crypt/0

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Hidden

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Necr/o

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Death (cells and body)

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Eti/o

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Cause (of disease)

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Gno/o

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Knowledge

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iatr/o

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Physician/medicine

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Lei/o

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Smooth

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Onc/0

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Tumor/mass

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Path/o

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Disease

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Rhabd/o

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Rod -shaped, striated

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Somat/o

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Body

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Vir/o

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Virus

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Leuk/o

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White

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Melan/o

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Black

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Dia-

PREFIX

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Through/complete

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Dys-

Prefix

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Painful, abnormal, difficult labored

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Hyper-

Prefix

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Above excessive

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Hypo-

Prefix

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Below,incomplete,deficient,under

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Meta-

Prefix

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After, beyond, change

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Micro-

Prefix

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Small

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Neo-

Prefix

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New

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Pro-

Prefix

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Before

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-al,-ic, -ous

Suffix

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Pertaining to

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54
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-cyte

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Cell

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-gen

Suffix

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Substance or agent that produces or causes

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-genic

Suffix

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Producing, originating, causing

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-logist

Suffix

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One who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

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-logy

Suffix

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Study of

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-megaly

Suffix

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Enlargement

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-oid

Suffix

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Resembling

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-oma

Suffix

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Tumor, swelling

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-opsy

Suffix

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View of, viewing

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-osis

Suffix

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Abnormal condition(means increase when use with blood cell root words)

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-pathy

Suffix

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Disease

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-plasia

Suffix

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Condition of formation, development, growth

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-plasm

Suffix

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Growth, substance, formation

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-sarcoma

Suffix

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Malignant tumor

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-sis

Suffix

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State of

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-stasis

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Control,stop,standing

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Adenocarcinoma

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Cancerous tumor glandular tissue

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Adenoma

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Tumor composed of glandular tissue

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Carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor

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Epithelioma

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Tumor composed of epithelium

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Fibroma

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Tumor, composed of fiber or fibrous tissue

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Fibrosarcoma

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Malignant tumor, composed of fiber or fibrous tissue

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Leiomyoma

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Tumor composed of smooth muscle

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Leiomyosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of smooth muscle

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Lipoma

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Tumor, composed of fat

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Liposarcoma

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Malignant tumor fat

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Menlanocarcinoma

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Cancerous, black tumor

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Melanoma

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Black tumor

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Metastasis

METS

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Spread of cancer

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Myoma

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Tumor, composed of muscle

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Neoplasm

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New growth of abnormal tissue

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Neuroma

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Tumor composed of nerves

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Rhabdomyoma

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Tumor composed of striated muscle

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of striated tissue

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Cell

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Basic unit of all living things

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Cell membrane

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Forms boundary of the cell

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Cytoplasm

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Gel-like fluid inside the cell

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Nucleus

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Control center and contains chromosomes

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Chromosomes

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Located in nucleus

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Genes

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Regions within chromosome

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DNA

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Genetic info

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Tissue

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Grap of similar cells that perform specific function

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Muscletissue

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Composed of cells that have the ability to contract + produce movement

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Nervoustissue

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Specialized cells and in spinal cord,nerves, and brain. Coordinates controls body activities

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Connective tissue

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Connects and supports body structures.

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Epithelialtissue

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Covers most of body and terms membranes/ lines body cavities and organs

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Organ

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Two or mere types oftissue that together perform special body functions

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Viscera

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Large internal organs contented in the body cavities

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Body systems (10)

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Integumentary

Respiratory

Urinary

Reproductive

Cardiovascular

Lymphatic/Immune

Digestive

Musculoskeletal

Nervous

Endocrine

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Body Cavities (6)

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Cranial: space inside skull

Spinal: space inside spinal column

Abdominal: tummy organs

Thoracic: throat, lungs, heart…

Pelvic: bladder and reproductive organs

Abdominopelvic: BOTH pelvic and abdominal cavities

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Benign

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Not malignant, nonrecurrent

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Biological therapy

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Treatment using BRMS that work with immune system…

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Carcinoma in situ

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Cancer nearly stage before invading surrounding tissue

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Chemotherapy

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Treatment of cancer w/drugs

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Encapsulated

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Enclosed within a capsule

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Hospice

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Supportive care fer terminally ill patients/families

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Malignant

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Tending to become progressively worse

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Palliative

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Providing relief but not a cure

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Radiation therapy

XRT

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Treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance

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Remission

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Improvement or absence of signs of disease

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Neoadjuvant therapy

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Cancer treatment that occurs before another treatment

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Adjuvant chemotherapy

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Use of chemotherapy after Orin combination with another form of cancer treatment

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Brachytherapy

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Radiotherapy but targeted

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Autopsy

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View ofself… Postmortem examination

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Biopsy (bx)

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View of life… Removal of living tissue to view

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Cytopathology

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Study of cells in disease

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Hematology

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Study of blood

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Histopathology

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Study of tissue and disease

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Microbiology

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Study of small life or microorganisms

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Pathology

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Study of disease

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Virology

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Study of viruses

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Chemistry panel

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A series of test performed on a blood sample

A.k.a. comprehensive metabolic panel

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Complete blood count with differential

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Lab test for basic blood screening that measures various aspects of erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes

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Culture and sensitivity (C&S)

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Test on sample to determine presence of pathogenic bacteria

used to find antibiotic that will provide best treatment

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Genetic testing

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Examines DNA

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Specimen

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Sample of blood, urine or body tissue that is taken for medical testing

a.k.a. collection sample

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Cyanosis

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Abnormal condition of blue

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Xanthosis

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Abnormal condition of yellow

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Oncologist

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Physician who studies and treats malignant tumors

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Oncology

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Study of tumors

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Pathologist

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Physician who studies diseases

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Pathology

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Study of disease

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Cancerous

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Pertaining to cancer

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Carcinogenic

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Cancer causing

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Carcinoid

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Resembling cancer

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Diagnosis(Dx)

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State of complete knowledge… disease identified

140
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Etiology

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Study of causes of disease

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Iatrogenic

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Produced by a physician

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Oncogenic

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Tumor causing

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Pathogenic

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Disease producing

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prognosis(Px)

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State of before knowledge, prediction of disease

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Afebrile

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Without fever

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Erythema

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Redness

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Febrile

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Having a fever

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Idiopathic

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Pertaining to disease of unknown origin

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Morbidity

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State of being disease/incidence of illness in a population

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CA

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Carcinoma

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EXACERBATION

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Increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms 

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