Chapter 19 Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
alveol/o
A
small sac
2
Q
cac/o
A
bad
3
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer, cancerous
4
Q
cauter/o
A
burn, heat
5
Q
chem/o
A
chemical, drug
6
Q
cry/o
A
cold
7
Q
cyst/o
A
sac of fluid
8
Q
fibr/o
A
fibrous
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
neur/o
A
nerve
17
Q
onc/o
A
tumor
18
Q
papill/o
A
nipple-like
19
Q
plas/o
A
formation
20
Q
ple/o
A
many, more
21
Q
polyp/o
A
polyp
22
Q
prot/o
A
first
23
Q
radi/o
A
rays
24
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sarc/o
A
flesh, connective tissue
25
scirrh/o
hard
26
xer/o
dry
27
-blastoma
immature tumor
28
-genesis
formation
29
-oma
mass, tumor
30
-plasia
formation, growth
31
-plasm
formation, growth
32
-suppression
to stop
33
-therapy
treatment
34
ana-
backward
35
apo-
away, off
36
brachy-
short (distance)
37
epi-
upon
38
meta-
beyond; change
39
neo-
new
40
tele-
far
