Medical Vocab List 5-8

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HISTOLOGY

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study of tissues

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ONCOLOGY

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study of tumors; the medical specialty that treats tumors.

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CARCIN/O

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cancer

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CYT/O

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cell

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EPITHELI/O

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epithelium, epithelial tissue (tissue that lines organs and body cavities, covers surfaces, and forms glands

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HIST/O

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tissue

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LIP/O

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fat

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MY/O

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muscle

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SARC/O

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flesh; connective tissue

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-AL

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pertaining to

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-GENIC

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producing, originating, causing,

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-OID

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like, resembling

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-OLOGIST

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specialist

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-OLOGY

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study of

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-OMA

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tumor

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CARCINOGENIC

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causing or producing cancer

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CARCINOMA

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a malignancy of epithelial tissue (skin, lining tissue, glandular tissue)

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CYTOGENIC

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producing or originating cells

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CYTOID

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like a cell or resembling a cell

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CYTOLOGY

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study of cells

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EPITHELIAL

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pertaining to epithelium

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EPITHELIOMA

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a tumor of epithelial tissue

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LIPOID

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like fat or resembling fat

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LIPOMA

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a tumor composed of fatty tissue

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MYOMA

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a muscle tumor

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SCARCOMA

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a malignancy of connective tissue (bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments)

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ONC/O

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tumor

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NEUR/O

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nerve

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PATH/O

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disease

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STATSIS

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control, stop

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VISCER/O

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organ, organs

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META-

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beyond; over; between; change or transposition

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METASTASIS

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beyond control; specifically refers to the spread of cancer in the body

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NEUROMA

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a tumor of nervous tissue

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PATHOLOGY

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the study of disease and its effects on the human body

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PATHOLOGIST

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a specialist in the study of disease and tissue changes

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PATHOGEN

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a disease-causing organism

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VISCERA

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the internal organs of the body, collectively

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VISCERAL

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pertaining to the viscera (organs or to one organ)

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ACR/O

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extremitites

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CUTANE/O

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skin

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DERM/O

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skin

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DERMAT/O

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skin

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MYC/O

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fungus

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ONYCH/O

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nails

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TRICH/O

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hair

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EPI-

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upon, on top of

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HYPO-

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below, under, deficient

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INTRA

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within

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PER-

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through; excessive

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SUB-

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below, under

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-IC

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pertaining to

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-ITIS

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inflammation

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-OSIS

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condition, usually abnormal

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-OTOMY

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incision into

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-OUS

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pertaining to

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DERMAL

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pertaining to the skin

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DERMATITIS

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inflammation of the skin

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DERMATOLOGY

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the medical specialty that treats the skin and related structures

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DERMATOLOGIST

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a specialist in the skin

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DERMOPATHY

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any disease of the skin

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ACRODERMATITIS

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inflammation of the skin of the extremitites

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EPIDERMAL

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pertaining to the epidermis (topmost layer of the skin)

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INTRADERMAL

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within the skin

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HYPODERMIC

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beneath the skin

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PERCUTANEOUS

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through the skin (same as under the skin)

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SUBCUTANEOUS

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under the skin

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CUTANEOUS

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pertaining to the skin; also another name for the hypodermis (bottom layer of the skin)

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ONYCHITIS

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inflammation of the nails

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ONYCHOTOMY

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incision into a nail

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CYAN/O

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blue

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ERYTHR/O

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red

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LEUK/O

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white

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MELAN/O

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black

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XANTH/O

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yellow

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PURPUR/O

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purple

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CHLOR/O

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green

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POLI/O

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gray

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CYANOSIS

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an abnormally blue discoloration of tissues (due to oxygen deprivation)

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ACROCYANOSIS

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abnormally blue discoloration of the extremities

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CYANODERMA

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abnormally blue discoloration of the skin

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ERYTHRODERMA

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reddish discoloration of the skin; also called ERYTHEMA

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ERYTHROCYTE

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a red blood cell

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LUKODERMA

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deficiency of pigmentation of the skin, usually light or whitish patches

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LEUKOCYTE

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a white blood cell

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MELANOMA

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a malignant, black or very dark-pigmented tumor of the skin

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MELANOCYTE

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a cell that produces melanin, the pigment that gives color to the skin and protects the skin from ultraviolet rays of sunlight

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XANTHODERMA

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abnormally yellowish discoloration of the skin

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PURPURA

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a disease causing tiny purplish hemorrhages under the skin (or the more serious form which causes internal hemorrhages)

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CHLOROPSIA

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a disorder in which all objects appear green to the patient; also called green vision; sometimes due to digitalis overdose

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POLIOENCEPHALITIS

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inflammation of the gray matter in the brain