unit 3 Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
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path/o/logy
A
study of disease
2
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cyt/o/logy
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study of cells
3
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hist/o/logy
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study of tissue
4
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onc/o/logy
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study of abnormal growths, tumors, and cancer
5
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
6
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hist/o/lysis
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the destruction of tissue
7
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morph/o
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form, shape, or structure
8
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meta/morph/osis
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process of changing from one form into another
9
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-trophy, -plasia, -genesis
A
development and growth
10
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hyper-
A
above or more than normal
11
Q
hypo-
A
below or less than normal
12
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aden/o
A
refers to glands
13
Q
-oma
A
tumor
14
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-pathy
A
disease
15
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lip/o
A
combining form for fat
16
Q
carcin/o
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crab
17
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meta-
A
beyond
18
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-stasis
A
in one place (staying)
19
Q
aden/o
A
gland
20
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melan/o
A
dark pigmented
21
Q
papill/o
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small elevation of tissue
22
Q
fibr/o
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fibrous tissue
23
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aden/o
A
galnd
24
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carcin/o
A
basal cell
25
oste/o
bone
26
chondr/o
cartilage
27
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
28
lip/o
fat
29
ather/o
fatty
30
hem/angi/o
blood vessel
31
neur/o
nerve
32
myel/o
bone marrow
33
angi/o
vessel
34
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
35
plural form of lipoma
lipomata
36
plural form of sarcoma
sarcomata
37
plural form of atheroma
atheromata
38
plural form of adenoma
adenomata
39
plural form of melanoma
melanomata
40
onc/o
mass
41
-oid
like or resembling
42
ather/o
fatty or porridgelike
43
ateri/o
arteries
44
arthr/o
joint
45
neo-
new
46
-plast/ic
abnormal
47
-genesis
development
48
-oid
like or resembling
49
encephala/o
pertaining to the brain
50
-cele
indicating herniation
51
-tomy
incision
52
-ia
condition
53
-plasty
surgical repair
