Wk 11 - Cancer (Combining form)

Question 1

Aden/o

Answer 1

✅ Definition: Gland

🩺 Example: Adenocarcinoma – Cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
🔍 Breakdown:
Aden = gland
Carcin = cancer
-oma = tumor

Question 2

Astr/o

🌟

Answer 2

✅ Definition: Star

🩺 Example: Astrocytoma – Tumor of star-shaped glial cells
🔍 Breakdown:
Astr = star
Cyt = cell
-oma = tumor

Question 3

Blast/o

🧫

Answer 3

✅ Definition: Embryonic or developing cell

🩺 Example: Retinoblastoma – Malignant tumor of the retina from developing cells
🔍 Breakdown:
Retino = retina
Blast = developing cell
-oma = tumor

Question 4

Cac/o

⚠️

Answer 4

✅ Definition: Ill, unpleasant, bad, abnormal

🩺 Example: Cachexia – Wasting of the body due to chronic illness
🔍 Breakdown:
Cac = bad
Hexia = condition

Question 5

Cancer/o

🧬

Answer 5

✅ Definition: Cancer

🩺 Example: Cancerous – Pertaining to cancer
🔍 Breakdown:
Cancer = cancer
-ous = pertaining to

Question 6

Carcin/o

🧬

Answer 6

✅ Definition: Cancerous, malignant

🩺 Example: Carcinogenesis – Initiation of cancer formation
🔍 Breakdown:
Carcino = cancer
-genesis = formation

Question 7

Cauter/o

🔥

Answer 7

✅ Definition: Heat, burn

🩺 Example: Cautery – Burning tissue to remove or close it
🔍 Breakdown:
Cauter = burn
-y = process

Question 8

Chem/o

💊

Answer 8

✅ Definition: Chemical, drug

🩺 Example: Chemoprophylaxis – Use of drugs to prevent disease
🔍 Breakdown:
Chemo = drug
Prophylaxis = prevention

Question 9

Chondr/o

🦴

Answer 9

✅ Definition: Cartilage

🩺 Example: Osteochondroma – Benign tumor of bone and cartilage
🔍 Breakdown:
Osteo = bone
Chondro = cartilage
-oma = tumor

Question 10

Cry/o

❄️

Answer 10

✅ Definition: Cold

🩺 Example: Cryosurgery – Surgery using extreme cold
🔍 Breakdown:
Cryo = cold
Surgery = operative procedure

Question 11

Cyt/o

Answer 11

✅ Definition: Cell

🩺 Example: Cytogenic – Producing cells
🔍 Breakdown:
Cyto = cell
-genic = producing

Question 12

Fibr/o

🧵

Answer 12

✅ Definition: Fibers

🩺 Example: (Term not shown, but e.g., Fibroma – Tumor of fibrous tissue)
🔍 Breakdown:
Fibr = fiber
-oma = tumor

Question 13

Papill/o

Answer 13

✅ Definition: Nipple-shaped projection

🩺 Example: Papillary – Pertaining to a nipple-like structure
🔍 Breakdown:
Papill = nipple-shaped
-ary = pertaining to

Question 14

Plas/o

Answer 14

✅ Definition: Formation

🩺 Example: Neoplasia – New, abnormal tissue growth
🔍 Breakdown:
Neo = new
Plas = formation
-ia = condition

Question 15

Polyp/o

Answer 15

✅ Definition: Polyp

🩺 Example: Polyposis – Condition of having multiple polyps
🔍 Breakdown:
Polyp = polyp
-osis = condition

Question 16

Radi/o

Answer 16

✅ Definition: X-rays, radius; radiation

🩺 Example: Radiology – Study of X-rays and imaging
🔍 Breakdown:
Radi = radiation
-logy = study of

Question 17

Rhabd/o

Answer 17

✅ Definition: Rod-shaped, striated (skeletal) muscle

🩺 Example: Rhabdomyosarcoma – Malignant tumor of striated muscle
🔍 Breakdown:
Rhabdo = striated muscle
Myo = muscle
Sarcoma = malignant tumor

Question 18

Sarc/o

Answer 18

✅ Definition: Flesh

🩺 Example: Sarcoma – Malignant tumor of connective tissue
🔍 Breakdown:
Sarc = flesh
-oma = tumor

Question 19

Scirrh/o

Answer 19

✅ Definition: Hard

🩺 Example: Scirrhoid – Resembling hard tissue
🔍 Breakdown:
Scirrh = hard
-oid = resembling

Question 20

Gl/o

Answer 20

✅ Definition: Glue

🩺 Example: Glioblastoma – A fast-growing brain tumor from glial cells
🔍 Breakdown:
Glio = glue (glial cells)
Blast = developing cell
-oma = tumor

Question 21

Gnos/o

Answer 21

✅ Definition: Knowledge

🩺 Example: Prognosis – Prediction of the course of a disease
🔍 Breakdown:
Pro = before
Gnos = knowledge

Question 22

Hist/o

Answer 22

✅ Definition: Tissue

🩺 Example: Histopathology – Study of diseased tissue
🔍 Breakdown:
Histo = tissue
Patho = disease
-logy = study of

Question 23

Histi/o

Answer 23

✅ Definition: Tissue

🩺 Example: Histiocytosis – Excess of histiocytes (tissue cells)
🔍 Breakdown:
Histio = tissue
Cyt = cell
-osis = condition

Question 24

Immun/o

Answer 24

✅ Definition: Protection

🩺 Example: Immunotherapy – Treatment that boosts the immune system
🔍 Breakdown:
Immuno = protection
Therapy = treatment

Question 25

Leuc/o, Leuk/o

Answer 25

✅ Definition: White ## Footnote 🩺 Example: Leucocyte – White blood cell; Leukaemia – Cancer of white blood cells 🔍 Breakdown: Leuc = white Cyte = cell Leukaemia = white blood cell cancer

Question 26

Melan/o

Answer 26

✅ Definition: Black ## Footnote 🩺 Example: Melanoma – Malignant tumor of pigmented cells 🔍 Breakdown: Melan = black -oma = tumor

Question 27

Mut/a

Answer 27

✅ Definition: Genetic change ## Footnote 🩺 Example: Mutation – Change in genetic material 🔍 Breakdown: Mut = change -ation = process

Question 28

Onc/o

Answer 28

✅ Definition: Tumor ## Footnote 🩺 Example: Oncologist – Specialist in tumors and cancer 🔍 Breakdown: Onco = tumor -logist = specialist