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20 Cards in this Set
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Word root "cyt" means what?
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Cell.
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The suffix "-logy" means?
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Study of.
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One who studies "Cytology" is called?
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Cytologist.
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Composition of similar cells that share common goal, providing movement,protection or secretion?
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Tissue.
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The study of tissue?
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Histology.
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One who studies tissue?
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Histologist.
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What does the prefix "ana-" mean?
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up, toward & apart?
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What does the prefix "dys-" mean?
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bad, abnormal.
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What does the prefix "epi-" mean?
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Upon.
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What does the prefix "hyper-" mean?
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excessive,abov normal.
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A cancer that bears a dark pigment, caused from pigment producing cells of skin?
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Melanoma
melan=r=dark,black oma=s=tumor |
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A benign tumor of muscle tissue?
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Myoma
my=r=muscle oma=s=tumor |
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A new growth of abnormal cells; a tumor?
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Neoplasm
neo=p=new plasm=r=something shaped |
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A tumor that originates from nervous tissue?
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Neuroma
neu=r=nerve oma=s=tumor |
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Adjective meaning causing tumors?
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Oncogenic
onc/0=r/cv= tumor -genic=s=formation,causing. |
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A malignant cancer of bone?
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Osteosarcoma
oste/o=r/cv=bone sarc=r=flesh,muscle -oma=s=tumor |
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Benign tumor that starts from skeletal muscle, that consists of rod-shaped cells?
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Rhabdomyoma
rhabd/o=r/cv=rod,rod-shape my=r=muscle -oma=s=tumor |
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A tumor arising from connective tissue that is almost/always malignant?
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Sarcoma
sarc=r=flesh,muscle -oma=s=tumor |
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Mutated genes that cause the reproduction of mutated cells? Can result from exporure to substances that cause DNA damage?
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Oncogenes
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Genes that are present in the DNA that slow/stop cell growth & division?
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Suppressor genes.
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