HS 120 Chapter 2 – Flashcards
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white blood cell
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WBC
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diagnosis
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Dx
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chemotherapy
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chemo
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red blood cell
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RBC
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radiation therapy
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XRT
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carcinoma
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CA
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prognosis
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Px
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metastasis
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mets
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not malignant, non-recurrent
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benign
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substance that causes cancer
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carcinogen
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black tumor
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melanoma
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substance of a nucleus
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karyoplasm
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malignant tumor of smooth muscle
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leiomyosarcoma
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producing cells
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cytogenic
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cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
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adenocarcinoma
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white (blood cell)
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leukocyte
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new growth
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neoplasm
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increase in the severity of a disease
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exacerbation
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study of tissue
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histology
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state of before knowledge
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prognosis
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study of disease
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pathology
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resembling fat
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lipoid
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tumor composed of striated muscle
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rhabdomyoma
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within the living body
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in vivo
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tending to become progressively worse
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malignant
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red (blood) cell
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erythrocyte
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pertaining to the body
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somatic
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abnormal condition of blue
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cyanosis
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increase in white blood cells
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leukocytosis
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pertaining to the internal organs
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visceral
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causing tumors
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oncogenic
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state of complete knowledge
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diagnosis
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control, stop, standing
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-stasis
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internal organs
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viscer/o
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nucleus
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kary/o
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body
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somat/o
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red
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erythr/o
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fat
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lip/o
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above, excessive
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hyper-
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black
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melan/o
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disease
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path/o
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painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
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dys-
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growth, substance, formation
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-plasm
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smooth
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lei/o
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made up of two or more kinds of tissue
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organ
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both the pelvic and abdominal cavities
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abdominopelvic cavity
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made up of a group of similar cells
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tissue
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contains the brain
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cranial cavity
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basic unit of all living things
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cell
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made up of a group of organs
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system
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contains the spinal cord
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spinal cavity
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located in the nucleus of the cell
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chromosomes
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contains the stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and ureters
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abdominal cavity
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determine hereditary characteristics
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genes
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contains the urinary bladder, certain reproductive organs, parts of the small and large intestine, and the rectum
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pelvic cavity
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contains the heart, aorta, lungs, esophagus, trachea, and bronchi
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thoracic cavity
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The physician wrote in his progress note that the patient is in remission, meaning
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there is improvement or absence of signs and symptoms of the disease
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The oncology patient's pathology report stated that there is metastasis present, which would mean that
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the cancer has spread (literally, beyond control)
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A disease or disorder originating in the body as opposed to a psychological construct would be referred to as
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somatogenic
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The patient may be diagnosed with polycythemia vera, a disease of unknown origin involving an increase in the total red cell mass of the blood. The patient originally presented with an increase in the number of red (blood) cells or
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erythrocytosis
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A patient with multiple sclerosis may experience an increase in the severity of symptoms or a(n)
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exacerbation
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The presence of fibroid tumors is a common diagnosis in fertile women over 40 years of age. Because they are derived from the smooth muscle of the uterus, they are called
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leiomyomas
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Tumors of connective tissue usually develop rapidly and metastasize through the lymph channels. These tumors are called
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sarcomas
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The abbreviation for the medical term meaning state of complete knowledge is
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Dx
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The abbreviation RBC means red blood cell, also known as
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erythrocyte
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Which of the following is the plural form of the term that indicates the spread of cancer to more than one organ?
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metastases
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The plural ending for "-ix" is
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-ices
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The plural form for carcinoma is
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carcinomata
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Organoid is a medical term meaning
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resembling an organ
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Xanthochromic means
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pertaining to yellow color
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Cancer that has spread to another organ is called
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metastasis
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The term that means a physician who studies and treats tumors is
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oncologist
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The study of disease is called
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pathology
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A term that means abnormal condition of bluish discoloration is
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cyanosis
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The term that means state of complete knowledge is
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diagnosis
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A substance that produces cancer is said to be a
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carcinogen
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The term that means an increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms is
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exacerbation
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The term that means cancer in the early stage, before invading the surrounding tissue is
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carcinoma in situ
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If a tumor is found to be benign, it is
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nonrecurrent
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The term idiopathic is defined as
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pertaining to a disease of unknown origin
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If a tumor is becoming progressively worse and is likely to cause death, it is
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malignant
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The term that means pertaining to the internal organs of the body is
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visceral
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The term karyocyte is defined as
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a cell with a nucleus
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The study of cells is
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cytology
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Incomplete development of an organ or tissues is called
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hypoplasia
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Hyperplasia is defined as cell development that is
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excessive
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The study of tissue is called
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histology
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The term that means disease of the body is
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somatopathy
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The term that means cancerous tumor of a glandular tissue is
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adenocarcinoma
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The term neuroma is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?
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word root and suffix
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Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?
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well, you tell me when you see it
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A tumor composed of fat is a
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lipoma
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The correct way to analyze the term melanocarcinoma is
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melan/o/carcin/oma
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The term carcinoma is defined as a
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cancerous tumor
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The term rhabdomyosarcoma is defined as a
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malignant tumor of striated muscle
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A tumor composed of muscle tissue is
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myoma
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The term that means new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is
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neoplasm
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The suffix -sarcoma is defined as a
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malignant tumor
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The suffix -genic is defined as
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producing, originating, causing
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The prefix that means through, complete is
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dia-
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The suffix that means a substance or agent that produces or causes is
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-gen
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The suffix -plasia is defined as
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a condition of formation, development, growth
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The suffix that means control, stop, and standing is
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-stasis
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The prefix that means after, beyond, change, is
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meta-
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The combining form lei/o is defined as
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smooth
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The combining form that means red is
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erythr/o
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The combining form chrom/o is defined as
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color
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The combining form carcin/o means
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cancer
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The combining form that means cause (of disease) is
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eti/o
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The combining form onc/o is defined as
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tumor
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A combining form that means flesh is
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sarc/o
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The combining form that means internal organs is
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viscer/o
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The combining form my/o is defined as
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muscle
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The combining form hist/o is defined as
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tissue
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Two or more kinds of tissue that together perform special body functions are called
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an organ
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Tissue responsible for coordinating and controlling body activities is
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nervous tissue
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Groups of similar cells that perform specific function(s) make up
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tissues
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The structure in the cell that contains the chromosomes is
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the nucleus
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The major covering of the external surface of the body is made up of
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epithelial tissue
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The basic unit of all living things is the
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cell
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aden/o
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gland
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cancer/o, carcin/o
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cancer
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chlor/o
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green
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chrom/o
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color
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyt/o
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cell
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erythr/o
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red
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epitheli/o
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epithelium
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eti/o
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cause of disease
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fibr/o
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fiber
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gno/o
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knowledge
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hist/o
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tissue
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iatr/o
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physician; medicine (also means treatment)
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kary/o
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nucleus
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lei/o
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smooth
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leuk/o
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white
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lip/o
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fat
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melan/o
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black
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my/o
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muscle
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neur/o
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nerve
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onc/o
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tumor; mass
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organ/o
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organ
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path/o
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disease
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rhabd/o
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rod-shaped; striated
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sarc/o
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flesh; connective tissue
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somat/o
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body
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system/o
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system
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viscer/o
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internal organ
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xanth/o
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yellow
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dia-
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through; complete
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dys-
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painful; abnormal; difficult; labored
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hyper-
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above; excessive
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hypo-
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below; incomplete; deficient; under
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meta-
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after beyond; change
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neo-
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new
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pro-
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before
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-al, -ic, -ous
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pertaining to
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-cyte
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cell
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-gen
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substance or agent that produces or causes
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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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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-oma
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tumor; swelling
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-osis
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abnormal condition (mean increase when used with blood cell or word roots)
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-pathy
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disease
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-plasia
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condition of formation; development; growth
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-plasm
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growth; substance; formation
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-sarcoma
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malignant tumor
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-sis
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state of
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-stasis
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contol; stop; standing
