Chap 19, Terminology Flashcards by Viki Proestakis

alveol/o

small sac

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alveolar

Pertaining to tumor growth in small microscopic sacs (descriptive of connective tissue tumors - sarcomas).

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cac/o

bad

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cachexia

General ill health and malnutrition associated with chronic disease such as cancer.

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carcin/o

cancer, cancerous

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carcinoma in situ

Localized tumor growth

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cauter/o

burn, heat

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electrocauterization

Burning tissue to destroy it (using electricity).

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chem/o

chemical, drug

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chemotherapy

Treatment using drugs.

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cry/o

cold

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cryosurgery

Destruction of tissue using cold temperatures.

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cyst/o

sac of fluid

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cystic tumor

Tumor forms with large open spaces filled with fluid.

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fibr/o

fibers

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fibrosarcoma

Malignant tumor of fiber-producing cells (flesh or connective tissue origin).

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follicul/o

small glandular sacs

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follicular

Pertaining to microscopic description of tumor growth in small gland-type sacs.

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fung/i

fungus, mushroom

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fungating tumor

Mushrooming pattern of growth in which tumor cells pile one on top of another and project from the tissue surface.

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medull/o

soft, inner part

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medullary tumor

Large, soft, fleshy tumor.

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mucos/o

mucous membrane

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mucositis

Inflammation of mucous membranes.

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mut/a

genetic change

mutation

Change in the genetic material of a cell (-tion means process).

mutagen/o

causing genetic change

mutagenic

Pertaining to producing mutation.

necr/o

death

necrotic tumor

Tumor containing dead cells.

neur/o

nerve

neurofibromatosis

Tumors of fibrous connective tissue surrounding nerve cells (neurofibromas). This is a genetic disorder.

onc/o

tumor

oncology

Study of tumors.

papill/o

nipple-like

papillary

Pertaining to tumors that grow in small nipple-like or finger-like pattern.

plas/o

formation

dysplastic

Pertaining to abnormal growth of cells but not clearly cancerous.

ple/o

many, more

pleomorphic

Pertaining to tumors that contain a variety of cell types.

polyp/o

polyp

polypoid tumor

Tumors that grow as projections extending outward from a base.

prot/o

first

protocol

Detailed plan for treatment of illness.

radi/o

rays

radiation

Use of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

osteosarcoma

Malignant tumor (flesh tissue) of bone.

scirrh/o

hard

scirrhous

Pertaining to hard, densely packed tumors, overgrown with fibrous tissue.

xer/o

dry

xerostomia

Condition of dry mouth.

-blastoma

immature tumor

retinoblastoma

Tumor of the retina of the eye (embryonic cells); congenital and hereditary tumor.

neuroblastoma

Cancerous tumor of embryonic nervous tissue; a sarcoma composed of neuroblasts and affecting infants and children up to 10 years of age. The tumor usually arises in the autonomic nervous system.

-genesis

formation

angiogenesis

Formation of blood vessels.

-oma

mass, tumor

adenocarcinoma

Cancerous tumor of glandular tissue.

-plasia

formation, growth

hyperplasia

Condition of increased growth of cells (in numbers).

-plasm

formation, growth

neoplasm

New growth (tumor).

-suppression

to stop

myelosuppression

Stopping or inhibiting the growth of bone marrow tissue. This means that blood cells (leukocytes, erythrocytes, and platelets), normally formed in bone marrow, are not produced.

-therapy

treatment

radiotherapy

Ionizing radiation used to treat malignancies.

-gen

substance that produces

ana-

backward

anaplasia

Reversion of cells to a more embryonic type (as happens in malignancy).

apo-

off, away

apoptosis

Programmed cell death.

brachy-

short (distance)

brachytherapy

Implantation of small sealed containers or seeds of radioactive material directly or near tumors.

epi-

upon

epidermoid

Resembling epidermal tissue (tumors that arise from aberrant epidermal cells). Aberrant means unusual or abnormal; diverging from the normal type.

meta-

beyond; change

metastasis

The spread of a malignant tumor from its original location to a distant site.

metaplasia

Abnormal transformation of adult differentiated cells to differentiated tissue of another kind.

tele-

far

teletherapy or external beam radiotherapy

Radiation therapy using high-energy beams from a distant (tele-) source, such as a linear accelerator or cyclotron (proton therapy).

ipsi-

same

later/o

side

Chap 19, Terminology Flashcards

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