Unit 2 Flashcards
1
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chrom/o
A
color(s)
2
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chlor/o
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green
3
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cyan/o
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blue
4
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erythr/o
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red
5
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leuk/o
A
white
6
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poli/o
A
grey
7
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melan/o
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black
8
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xanth/o
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yellow
9
Q
(Combining forms) aden/o
A
gland
10
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cyt/o
A
cells
11
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epitheli/o
A
epithelium, external covering
12
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hist/o
A
tissue
13
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lip/o
A
fat
14
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my/o
A
muscle
15
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viscer/o
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internal organs
16
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system/o
A
system
17
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neur/o
A
nerve
18
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-pathy, path/o
A
disease
19
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cancer/o or carcin/o
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cancer
20
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eti/o
A
cause (of disease)
21
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sarc/o
A
flesh, connective tissue
22
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-oma, onc/o
A
tumor, mass
23
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rhabd/o
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rod-shaped, striated
24
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lei/o
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smooth
25
dia-
through
26
dys-
difficult, painful, bad
27
hyper-
excessive or above
28
hypo-
below
29
meta-
beyond
30
neo-
new
31
-al, -ic, -ous
pertaining to
32
-osis
abnormal condition, increase when used with blood
33
-gen
substance that causes or produces
34
-genic
producing, causing
35
-sarcoma, sarcoma
malignant tumor (cancerous tumor)
36
-plasia
development or formation
37
-plasm
material or substance that develops or forms cells or tissue
38
diagnosis
identification of a disease or condition
39
benign
not malignant (not cancerous), non-recurrent
40
malignant
tending to become progressively worse, can cause death
41
encapsulated
enclosed in a capsule
42
remission
improvement or absence of signs of disease
43
carcinoma in situ
cancer in early stage, before invading surrounding tissue
44
chemotherapy
treatment for cancer with drugs
45
radiation therapy
treatment of cancer with radioactive substance, x-ray
