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Oncology

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cyt/o

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Cell(s)

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Epitheli/o

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Epithelium, epithelial tissue

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Hist/o

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Tissue(s)

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Lip/o

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Fat, fat tissue

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My/o

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Muscles, muscle tissue

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Neur/o

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Nerve(s), nerve tissue

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Onc/o

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Tumor(s)

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Path/o

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Disease

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Radi/o

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X-rays (ionizing radiation)

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Sarc/o

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Flesh, connective tissue

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Viscer/o

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Internal Organs

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-genic

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Producing, originating, causing

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-logist

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One who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

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-logy

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Study of

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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Tumor

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-plasm

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Growth (substance or formation)

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-stasis

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Control, stop

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Meta-

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Beyond

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Neo-

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New

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Carcinogenic

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Producing cancer

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Carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor

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Cytoid

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Resembling a cell

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Cytology

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Study of cells

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Epithelial

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Pertaining to epithelium

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Epithelioma

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Tumor composed of epithelial tissue

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Histology

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Study of tissues

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Lipoid

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Resembling fat

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Lipoma

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Tumor composed of fat tissue

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Metastasis

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Beyond control (Spreading beyond the organ of origin)

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Myoma

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Tumor composed of muscle tissue

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Neoplasm

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New growth

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Neuroma

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Tumor composed of nerve tissue

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Oncologist

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Physician who studies and treats tumors

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Oncology

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The study of tumors

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Pathogenic

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Producing disease

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Pathologist

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Physician who studies disease

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Pathology

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Study of disease

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Radiologist

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Physician who studies and treats using x-rays

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Radiology

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Study of x-rays

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Sarcoma

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Tumor of connective tissue

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Visceral

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Pertaining to internal organs

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Benign

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Not malignant, non-recurring

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Biopsy

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Removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope for diagnostic purposes

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Chemotherapy

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Treatment of cancer by using pharmaceuticals

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Diagnosis

A

Identification of a disease

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Infection

A

Invasion of pathogens in body tissue

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Inflammation

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Localized, protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain

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Malignant

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Tending to become progressively worse, possibly resulting in death

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Prognosis

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Prediction of a possible outcome of a disease

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Radiation therapy

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Treatment of cancer with radioactive substances, x-rays, and other forms of radiation; types include external beam, internal placement, and systemic administration of pharmaceuticals; also called radiation oncology and radiotherapy

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Remission

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Lessening or absence of signs of disease

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Staphylococcus

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Bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling grape-like clusters and can cause infections

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Streptococcus

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Bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains and can cause infections

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Bx

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CA

A

Cancer, carcinoma

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Chemo

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Chemotherapy

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Dx

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Lab

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Laboratory

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Mets

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Metastasis, metastases

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PATH

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Px

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Staph

A

Staphylococcus

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Strep

A

Streptococcus

Medical Terminology - Bates (13 decks)

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