Ch 19 - Cancer Medicine Terminology

Question 1

alveol/o

Answer 1

small sac

ex. alveolar - p. growth of tumors and sacs

Question 2

cac/o

Answer 2

bad

ex. cachexia - state of ill health and malnutrition

Question 3

carcin/o

Answer 3

cancer, cancerous

ex. carcinoma in situ - localized tumor growth

Question 4

cauter/o

Answer 4

burn, heat

ex. electrocauterization - burning of tissue to destroy it

Question 5

chem/o

Answer 5

chemical, drug

ex. chemotherapy - chemical treatment/treatment using drugs

Question 6

cry/o

Answer 6

cold

ex. cryosurgery - procedure to destroy tissue using cold temperatures

Question 7

cyst/o

Answer 7

sac of fluid

ex. cystic tumor - tumor with fluid filled

Question 8

fibr/o

Answer 8

fibers

ex. fibrosarcoma - malignant tumor of the fiber cells

Question 9

follicul/o

Answer 9

small glandular sacs

ex. follicular - description of tumor growing in gland sacs

Question 10

fung/i

Answer 10

fungus, mushroom

ex. fungating tumor - tumor that grows outward from a base

Question 11

medull/o

Answer 11

soft, inner part

ex. medullary tumor - description of a large soft tumor

Question 12

mucos/o

Answer 12

mucous membrane

ex. mucositis - inflammation of the mucous membrane

Question 13

mut/a

Answer 13

genetic change

ex. mutation - process of genetic change

Question 14

mutagen/o

Answer 14

causing genetic change

ex. mutagenic - p. causing genetic change

Question 15

necr/o

Answer 15

death

ex. necrotic tumor - tumor containing dead cells

Question 16

neur/o

Answer 16

nerve

ex. neurofibromatosis - tumor that surrounds the nerve cell

Question 17

onc/o

Answer 17

tumor

ex. oncology - study of tumors

Question 18

paill/o

Answer 18

nipple-like

ex. papillary - tumor that grows in a finger like pattern

Question 19

plas/o

Answer 19

formation

ex. dysplastic - p. abnormal growth of cells

Question 20

ple/o

Answer 20

many, more

ex. pleomorphic - tumor with variety of cells

Question 21

polyp/o

Answer 21

polyp

ex. polypoid tumor - a tumor that grows outward from a base

Question 22

prot/o

Answer 22

first

ex. protocol - a written plan detailing the procedures to be followed in research or treatment

Question 23

radi/o

Answer 23

rays

ex. radiation - treatment using x-rays

Question 24

sarc/o

Answer 24

flesh, connective tissue

ex. osteosarcoma - malignant tumor of the flesh of the bone

Question 25

scirrh/o

Answer 25

hard

ex. scirrhous - densely packed tumor

Question 26

xer/o

Answer 26

dry

ex. xerostomia - condition of dryness of the mouth

Question 27

-blastoma

Answer 27

immature tumor

ex. retinoblastoma - tumor of the retina of the eye

Question 28

-genesis

Answer 28

formation

ex. carcinogenesis - formation of cancer

Question 29

-oma

Answer 29

mass, tumor

ex. adenocarcinoma - cancerous tumor of the glandular tissue

Question 30

-plasia

Answer 30

formation, growth

ex. hyperplasia - excessive growth

Question 31

-plasm

Answer 31

formation, growth

ex. neoplasm - new growth

Question 32

-suppression

Answer 32

to stop

ex. myelosuppression - to stop growth of bone marrow tissue

Question 33

-therapy

Answer 33

treatment

ex. radiotherapy - treatment using x-rays

Question 34

ana-

Answer 34

backward

ex. anaplasia - reversion of a cell/backward formation of a cell

Question 35

apo-

Answer 35

off, away

ex. apoptosis - programmed cell death

Question 36

brachy-

Answer 36

short (distance)

ex. brachytherapy - radiation treatment delivered in close range to tumor site

Question 37

epi-

Answer 37

upon

ex. epidermoid - microscopic description of tumor cells that resemble epidermal tissue

Question 38

meta-

Answer 38

beyond; change

ex. metastasis - beyond control

Question 39

neo-

Answer 39

new

ex. neoadjuvant - new aid in therapy

Question 40

tele-

Answer 40

far

ex. teletherapy - radiation delivered far away from tumor site