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54 Cards in this Set
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pathology |
study of disease |
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cytology |
study of cells |
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histology |
study of tissues |
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oncology |
study of abnormal growths, tumors, and cancer |
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hist/o |
tissue |
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-oid |
resembling |
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-trophy |
development and growth |
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-plasia |
development and growth |
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-genesis |
development and growth |
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hyper- |
above or more than normal |
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hypo- |
below or less than normal |
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aden/o |
glands |
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-oma |
tumor |
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-pathy |
disease |
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lymph/o |
lymphatic tissue |
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lip/o |
fat |
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carcin/o |
cancerous or malignant |
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adenectomy adenitis adenoma adenopathy |
-excision of a gland -inflammation of a gland -tumor of a gland or glandular tissue -disease condition of a gland or glandular tissue |
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antineoplastic antitumorigenic |
-agent that works against tumor growth -agent that prevents tumor growth |
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atheroma (pl. atheromata) atherosclerosis |
-fatty (porridgelike)tissue tumor found in blood vessels -hardening of blood vessels caused by fatty growths |
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biopsy |
excision of live tissue for examination |
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carcinoma |
cancer of epithelial tissue |
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cephalalgia cephalic cephalodynic |
-head pain (synonym for cephalodynia) -pertaining to the head -pertaining to head pain (adjective) |
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cerebral cerebritis cerebroma cerebrospinal cerebrovascular cerebrum |
-pertaining to the cerebrum (adj) -inflammation of the cerebrum -tumor of the cerebrum -pertaining to the cerebrum and spine -pertaining to the cerebrum and blood vessels -largest part of the brain, includes frontal, temporal and occipital lobes |
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chemotherapy |
treatment using chemical or drugs |
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craniectomy craniomalacia craniometer cranioplasty craniotomy cranium |
-excision of part of the skull -softening of the skull -instrument used to measure the size of the skull -surgical repair of the skull -incision into the skull -skull |
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cytologist cytotechnologist |
-specialist in study of cells -specialized technician that tests cells |
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electroencephalogram electroencephalograph |
-picture showing brain wave activity -instrument used to turn brain waves into electrical patterns showing a picture of changes in activity |
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encephalitis encephalocele encephalomalacia encephalomeningitis encephalomyelopathy encephalotomy |
-inflammation of the brain -herniation of brain tissue -softening of brain tissue -inflammation of the brain and meninges -disease condition of the brain and spinal cord -incision into the brain |
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electroneurodiagnostic |
electrical diagnostic testing (imaging) of nervous system functions |
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glandular |
pertaining to a gland |
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herniation |
abnormal protrusion of an organ or other structure through a defect or natural opening |
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histoblast histology |
-immature tissue -study of tissues |
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hyperemesis hypertension hypertrophy |
-excessive vomiting -high blood pressure -overdevelopment, increase in size |
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hypotension hypotrophy |
-low blood pressure -underdevelopment, decrease in size |
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lesion |
wound, injury, or pathologic tissue |
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lipoid lipoma |
-resembling fat -fatty tissue tumor |
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lymphadenopathy lymphoma |
-disease condition of the lymph gland -lymph tissue tumor |
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malacotomy |
incision into soft tissue |
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malignant |
bad, worsening, or leading to death |
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melanocarcinoma melanocyte melanoma |
-malignant (cancerous) melanoma -dark pigmented cell (contains melanin) -tumor involving growth of melanocytes |
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meninges meningitis meningocele |
-three-layered membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord -inflammation of the meninges -herniation of the meninges |
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metastasis metastasize metastatic |
-tumor that spreads beyond its origin (noun) pl. metastases -to spread beyond its origin (verb) -pertaining to a metastasis or metastases |
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morphology |
study of form or development |
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mucoid mucosa mucus |
-resembles mucus -mucous membrane (noun) -watery substance secreted by mucous membranes |
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neonatal neoplasm |
-pertaining to newborn -new growth (tumor) |
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neurodiagnostic |
pertaining to diagnostic studies performed to exam the nervous system by detecting electrical changes |
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oncologist oncology |
-physician specialist in diseases involving tumors -the science of studying tumors |
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pathology |
study of disease |
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sarcoma |
cancer of connective tissues |
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serosa |
serous membrane |
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tumor |
abnormal growth of tissue |
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ulcer |
crater-like sore |
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vascular |
pertaining to vessels (i.e blood vessels) |
