Unit 2 Flashcards

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1
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Dia-

A

Through

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2
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ex. Dyslexia

Dys-

A

Difficult, painful, bad

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3
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ex. Hypertension

Hyper-

A

Excessive, above

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ex. Hypertension

Hypo-

A

below, deficient

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5
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ex. Metastasis

Meta-

A

Beyond

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ex. Neonatology

Neo-

A

new

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-al, -ic, ous

A

Pertaining to

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-osis

A

(abnormal condition) also increase when used with blood

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ex. Carcinogen

-gen

A

(substance that) causes or produces

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10
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-genic

A

producing, causing (the verb of -gen)

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-sarcoma, sarcoma

A

malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)

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ex. Dysplasia

-plasia

A

Development, formation

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-plasm

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material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue (verb is -plasia)

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Diagnosis

A

Identification of a disease or condition

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Benign

A

not malignant (not cancerous)

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Malignant

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Tending to become progressively worse, can cause death such as cancer

17
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Encapsulated

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enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors

18
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Remission

A

improvement or absence of signs of disease

19
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Carcinoma in situ

A

Cancer in early stages, before invading surrounding tissue

20
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Chemotherapy

A

treatment for cancer with drugs

21
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Radiation Therapy

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treatment of cancer with radioactive substances, x-ray, or radiation