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38 Cards in this Set
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path/o/logy
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study of disease
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cyt/o/logy
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study of cells
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hist/o/logy
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study of tissues
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onc/o/logy
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study of abnormal growths, tumors, and cancer.
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hist/o
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tissue
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-logist
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one who studies
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-oid
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resembling
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morph/o
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form, shape, or structure
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meta/morph/osis
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is a process of changing from one form into another.
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-trophy, -plasia, -genesis
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development and growth
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hyper-
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above or more than normal
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hypo-
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below or less than normal
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hypo/trophy
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progressive degeneration
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-emesis
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vomiting
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aden/o
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used to refer to glands
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-oma
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tumor
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lip/o
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fat
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carcin/o
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cancer
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meta/stasis
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is the transfer of a disease from one organ to another not connected to it.
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onco/o
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tumor, mass
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malignant
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cancerous
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ather/o
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fatty or porridge like
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arteri/o
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arteries
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arthr/o
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joint
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benign
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noncancerous
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neo/plasm
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refers to any kind of tumor or abnormal growth of cells.
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anti-
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against
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-plast/ic
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adjective suffix for abnormal growth
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cephal/o
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head
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-dynia
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pain
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cephal/ic
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pertaining to or toward the head
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encephal/o
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pertaining to the brain
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-cele
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herniation
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malacia
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softening of a tissue
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crani/o
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cranium or skull
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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cerebr/o
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is used to build words about the cerebrum
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mening/o
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meninges
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