Prefixes Flashcards
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dia-
through
dys-
difficult, painful, bad
hyper-
excessive, above
hypo-
below, defiecient
meta-
beyond
neo-
new
-al, -ic, -ous
pertaining to
-osis
abnormal condition, increase when used with blood
-gen
substance that causes or produces
-genic
producing, causing
-sarcoma, sarcoma
malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)
-plasia
development or formation
-plasm
material (substance) that develops or forms cells or tissue
diagnosis
identification of a disease or condition
benign
not malignant (not cancerous), not-recurrent, favorable for recovery
malignant
tending to become progressively worse, can cause death, such as cancer
encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
remmsission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
carcinoma in situ
cancer in early stage before invading surrounding tissue
chemotherapy
treatment for cancer with drugs
radiation therapy
tratment of cancer with radioactive subsance, x-ray, or radiation