Module 1 Flashcards
Oncology (67 cards)
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Carcin/o
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Cancer
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Cyt/o
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Cell(s)
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Epitheli/o
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Epithelium, epithelial tissue
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Hist/o
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Tissue(s)
5
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Lip/o
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Fat, fat tissue
6
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My/o
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Muscles, muscle tissue
7
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Neur/o
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Nerve(s), nerve tissue
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Onc/o
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Tumor(s)
9
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Path/o
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Disease
10
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Radi/o
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X-rays (ionizing radiation)
11
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Sarc/o
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Flesh, connective tissue
12
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Viscer/o
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Internal Organs
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-al
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Pertaining to
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-genic
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Producing, originating, causing
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-logist
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One who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
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-logy
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Study of
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-oid
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Resembling
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-oma
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Tumor
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-plasm
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Growth (substance or formation)
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-stasis
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Control, stop
21
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Meta-
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Beyond
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Neo-
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New
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Carcinogenic
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Producing cancer
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Carcinoma
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Cancerous tumor
25
Cytoid
Resembling a cell
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Cytology
Study of cells
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Epithelial
Pertaining to epithelium
28
Epithelioma
Tumor composed of epithelial tissue
29
Histology
Study of tissues
30
Lipoid
Resembling fat
31
Lipoma
Tumor composed of fat tissue
32
Metastasis
Beyond control (Spreading beyond the organ of origin)
33
Myoma
Tumor composed of muscle tissue
34
Neoplasm
New growth
35
Neuroma
Tumor composed of nerve tissue
36
Oncologist
Physician who studies and treats tumors
37
Oncology
The study of tumors
38
Pathogenic
Producing disease
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Pathologist
Physician who studies disease
40
Pathology
Study of disease
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Radiologist
Physician who studies and treats using x-rays
42
Radiology
Study of x-rays
43
Sarcoma
Tumor of connective tissue
44
Visceral
Pertaining to internal organs
45
Benign
Not malignant, non-recurring
46
Biopsy
Removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope for diagnostic purposes
47
Chemotherapy
Treatment of cancer by using pharmaceuticals
48
Diagnosis
Identification of a disease
49
Infection
Invasion of pathogens in body tissue
50
Inflammation
Localized, protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain
51
Malignant
Tending to become progressively worse, possibly resulting in death
52
Prognosis
Prediction of a possible outcome of a disease
53
Radiation therapy
Treatment of cancer with radioactive substances, x-rays, and other forms of radiation; types include external beam, internal placement, and systemic administration of pharmaceuticals; also called radiation oncology and radiotherapy
54
Remission
Lessening or absence of signs of disease
55
Staphylococcus
Bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling grape-like clusters and can cause infections
56
Streptococcus
Bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains and can cause infections
57
Bx
Biopsy
58
CA
Cancer, carcinoma
59
Chemo
Chemotherapy
60
Dx
Diagnosis
61
Lab
Laboratory
62
Mets
Metastasis, metastases
63
PATH
Pathology
64
Px
Prognosis
65
Staph
Staphylococcus
66
Strep
Streptococcus
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