Unit 2 Flashcards
Dia-
Through
ex. Dyslexia
Dys-
Difficult, painful, bad
ex. Hypertension
Hyper-
Excessive, above
ex. Hypertension
Hypo-
below, deficient
ex. Metastasis
Meta-
Beyond
ex. Neonatology
Neo-
new
-al, -ic, ous
Pertaining to
-osis
(abnormal condition) also increase when used with blood
ex. Carcinogen
-gen
(substance that) causes or produces
-genic
producing, causing (the verb of -gen)
-sarcoma, sarcoma
malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)
ex. Dysplasia
-plasia
Development, formation
-plasm
material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue (verb is -plasia)
Diagnosis
Identification of a disease or condition
Benign
not malignant (not cancerous)
Malignant
Tending to become progressively worse, can cause death such as cancer
Encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
Remission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
Carcinoma in situ
Cancer in early stages, before invading surrounding tissue
Chemotherapy
treatment for cancer with drugs
Radiation Therapy
treatment of cancer with radioactive substances, x-ray, or radiation
