MedTerm Flashcards
Medical Language origins
Greek and Latin word parts
acronyms
eponyms
modern language
Word parts
root
prefix
suffix
combining vowel
carcin/o
cancer
cyt/o
cell
epitheli/o
epithelium, epithelial tissue
hist/o
tissue
lip/o
fat
my/o
muscle
neur/o
nerve
onc/o
tumor
path/o
disease
radi/o
xrays (ionizing radiation)
sarc/o
connective tissue
viscer/o
internal organs
-al
pertaining to
-genic
producing, originating
-logist
someone who studies
-logy
study of
-oid
resembling
-oma
tumor
-plasm
growth
-stasis
control, stop
meta-
beyond
neo-
new
inflammation
localized, protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain
carcinoma
(CA)
cancerous tumor
epithelioma
tumor of the epithelium
infection
invasion of pathogens in body tissue
lipoma
tumor of lipid/fat
myoma
tumor of muscle tissue
neoplasm
new growth
neuroma
tumor of nervous tissue
sarcoma
tumor of connective tissue
benign
not malignant, nonrecurring
diagnosis
(Dx)
identification of disease
malignant
tending to becoming progressively worse
possibly leading to death
metastasis, metastases
(mets)
beyond control
transfer of a disease beyond tissue/organ of origin
prognosis
(Px)
prediction of possible outcome of disease
remission
lessening or absence of signs of disease
biopsy
(Bx)
acquisition of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope for diagnostic purposes
chemotherapy
(chemo)
treatment of cancer using pharmaceuticals
radiation therapy
(XRT)
treatment of cancer using x-rays or other ionizing radiation
cytology
study of cells
histology
study of tissue
oncologist
one who studies and treats cancer
oncology
study of cancer
pathologist
one who studies disease
pathology
(PATH)
study of disease
radiologist
one who studies and treats using x-rays and other imaging techniques
radiology
study of x-rays and other imaging techniques
