Tissues Flashcards
Tissues
Consists of groups of similar cells working together to do a special job
adip/o
fat
adipolysis, adiponecrosis, adiposis
card/o
heart
chondr/o
cartilage
chondralgia, chondromalacia
fibr/o
fibrous
fibrocystic, fibroadipose (fibrous and fatty tissues)
gli/o
neuroglial tissue
glioma
hemat/o
blood
hist/o, hist/io
tissue
histotoxic, histoincompatibility
leimoy
smooth muscle
leiomyoma, leiomyosarcoma
metr/o
uterus
endometriosis, metrocystosis, metroptosis (downward displacement of uterus)
mes/o
middle
mesotympanum, mesencephalon
my/o
muscle
myomectomy, myopathy
neur/o
nerve
oste/o
bone
osteoradionecrosis (bone death caused by radiation)
rhabd/o
rod, rod shaped
rhabdoid, rhabdomyosarcoma
sarc/o
flesh
sarcosis, sarcomatosis (development of sarcomas in many parts of the body)
synovi/o
synovial
synovitis, synovioma
ten/o, tend/o
tendon
tendonitis, tenalgia
viscera
all major organs in the body cavities, especially those in the abdomen
benign
not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery
cancer chemotherapy
treatment of cancer by using drugs
cancer in situ
cancer in the early state before invading surrounding tissue
cancer radiotherapy (CaXRT)
treatment of cancer using radioactive substances (x-ray or radiation)
encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule, as with a benign tumor
idiopathic
pertaining to disease of unknown origin
inflammation
response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain
in vitro
within a glass, observable within a test tube
in vivo
within the living body
malignant
tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer
remission
improvement or absence of disease
desquamation
skin breakdown
