Medical Terminology chapter 3 Test Questions – Flashcards
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Cytologists study morphology or the structure of cells, becoming experts able to distinguish normal cell structures from diseases cell structures, a cell specialist is a
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cytologist
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oncology
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the study of tumors
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morpho is a combining form meaning
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form, shape, or structure.
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the study of form or structure is
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morphology
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hypertrophy
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increase in size
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hyperplasia
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increase in numbers
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hypegenesis
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beginning
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there are four types of tissue including
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nerves, epithelium, muscle, and connective tissue
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hypocalcemia
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below normal levels of calcium in the blood
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hypodactylia
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below normal number of fingers and toes
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hypothermia
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below normal temperature or heat
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hypokalemia
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below normal potassium levels in the blood
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hypothyroidism
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condition of below normal thyroid hormone in the body
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progressive degeneration is
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hypotrophy
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above normal development is
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hypertrophy
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excessive vomiting
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hyperemesis
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hypertrophy
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above normal development
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the medical term for glands is
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adeno
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adeno
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glands
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inflammation of a gland
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adenitis
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excision of a gland
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adenectomy
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a tumor in a gland is called a
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adenoma
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adenoma
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tumor of a gland, tumor of a gland is an edenoma because oma means tumor.
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excision of a gland
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edenectomy
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incision of a gland
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adenotomy
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small hole in a gland
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adenostomy
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lesions may be one of many possible types of abnormal tissue conditions including macules, vasicles, papules, ulcers, abcesses, and tumors
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ulcers are a more specific type of lesion they are open sores on the skin or mucous membranes. A Tumor is an abnormal growth in number and or types of cells and may be cancerous.
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carcin/o
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is the combining form meaning cancer.
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carcinoma is
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cancerous tumor because oma means tumor
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when a tumor spreads from one body part to another unrelated body part that's called
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metastasize
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in situ means
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localized
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carcinoma indicates the cancer originated from
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epithelial tissue
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sarcoma indicates the cancer originated from
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connective tissue
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cancer in connective tissue is called
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sarcoma
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cancer is epithelial tissue is called
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carcinoma
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black tumor is a
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melanoma because oma means tumor and melano is black
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a black pigmented cell is called a
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melanocyte
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dark skin is called
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melanoderm
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a darkly pigmented cancer is called
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melanocarcinoma
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onc means
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tumor
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The study of tumors is called
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oncology
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a specialst who studies tumors is called an
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oncologist
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someone being treated for a tumor would be treated in the
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oncology department
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lipo means
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fat
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a word that means resembling fat is
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lipoid
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atheroma means
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a tumor like thickening and degeneration of the blood vessel walls that is caused by fatty deposits
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hardening of vessel walls due to fatty deposits is called
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atherosclerosis
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a tumor or abnormal growth of cells
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neoplasm
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a benign tumor is called a
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neoplasm
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a therapeutic agent that works against cancerous neoplasms is called
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antineoplastic
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the process of inhibiting development of a tumor is called
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antitumorigenesis
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anti tumor I genesis
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the process of inhibiting development is called antitumorigenesis.
