Unit 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Dia-
A
Through
2
Q
ex. Dyslexia
Dys-
A
Difficult, painful, bad
3
Q
ex. Hypertension
Hyper-
A
Excessive, above
4
Q
ex. Hypertension
Hypo-
A
below, deficient
5
Q
ex. Metastasis
Meta-
A
Beyond
6
Q
ex. Neonatology
Neo-
A
new
7
Q
-al, -ic, ous
A
Pertaining to
8
Q
-osis
A
(abnormal condition) also increase when used with blood
9
Q
ex. Carcinogen
-gen
A
(substance that) causes or produces
10
Q
-genic
A
producing, causing (the verb of -gen)
11
Q
-sarcoma, sarcoma
A
malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)
12
Q
ex. Dysplasia
-plasia
A
Development, formation
13
Q
-plasm
A
material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue (verb is -plasia)
14
Q
Diagnosis
A
Identification of a disease or condition
15
Q
Benign
A
not malignant (not cancerous)
