Ch.19 Medical Terms Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
Q
Alveol/o
A
Small sac
2
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Cac/o
A
Bad
3
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Carcin/o
A
Cancer, cancerous
4
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Cauter/o
A
Burn, heat
5
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Chem/o
A
Chemical, drug
6
Q
Cry/o
A
Cold
7
Q
Cyst/o
A
Sac of fluid
8
Q
Fibr/o
A
Fibers
9
Q
Follicul/o
A
Small glandular sacs
10
Q
Fung/i
A
Fungus, mushroom
11
Q
Medull/o
A
Soft, inner part
12
Q
Mucos/o
A
Mucous membrane
13
Q
Mut/a
A
Genetic change
14
Q
Mutagen/o
A
Causing genetic change
15
Q
Necr/o
A
Death
16
Q
Onc/o
A
Tumor
17
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Papill/o
A
Nipple like
18
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Plas/o
A
Formation
19
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Ple/o
A
Many, more
20
Q
Polyp/o
A
Polyp
21
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Prot/o
A
First
22
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Radi/o
A
Rays
23
Q
Sarc/o
A
Flesh, connective tissue
24
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Scirrh/o
A
Hard
25
Xer/o
Dry
26
-blastoma
Immature tumor
27
-genesis
Formation
28
-oma
Mass, tumor
29
-plasia
Formation, growth
30
-plasm
Formation, growth
31
-suppression
To stop
32
-therapy
Treatment
33
-tion
Process
34
-tic
Pertaining to
35
-pod
Resembling
36
Ana-
Backward
37
Apo-
Off, away
38
Brachy-
Slow (distance)
39
Epi-
Upon
40
Meta-
Beyond; change
41
Neo-
New
42
Tele-
Far
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