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49 Cards in this Set
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alveol/o |
small sac |
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cac/o |
bad |
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carcin/o |
cancer, cancerous |
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cauter/o |
burn, heat |
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chem/o |
chemical, drug |
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cry/o |
cold |
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cyst/o |
sac of fluid |
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fibr/o |
fibers |
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follicul/o |
small glandular sacs |
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fung/i |
fungus, mushroom |
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medull/o |
soft, inner part |
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mucos/o |
mucous membrane |
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mut/a |
genetic change |
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mutagen/o |
causing genetic change |
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onc/o |
tumor |
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papill/o |
nipple-like |
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pharmac/o |
chemical, drug |
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plas/o |
formation |
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ple/o |
many, more |
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polyp/o |
polyp |
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prot/o |
first |
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radi/o |
rays, x-rays |
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sarc/o |
flesh, connective tissue |
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scirrh/o |
hard |
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xer/o |
dry |
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-blastoma |
immature tumor |
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-genesis |
formation |
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-oma |
mass, tumor |
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-plasia |
formation, growth |
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-plasm |
formation, growth |
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-supression |
to stop |
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-therapy |
treatment |
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ana- |
backward |
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apo- |
off, away |
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brachy- |
near |
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epi- |
upon |
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meta- |
beyond, change |
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tele- |
far |
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BMT |
bone marrow transplantation |
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neo- |
new |
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cge |
biopsy |
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CA, Ca |
cancer |
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chemo |
chemotherapy |
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Mets |
metastases |
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NED |
no evidence of disease |
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Pap smear |
Papanicolaou smear |
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PSA |
prostate-specific antigen |
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XRT, RT |
radiation therapy |
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PET scan |
positron emission therapy scan |
