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aden/o
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gland
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combining form for body structure
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cyt/o
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cell
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combining form for body structure
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epitheli/o
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epithelium
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combining form for body structure
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fibr/o
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fiber
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combining form for body structure
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hist/o
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tissue
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combining form for body structure
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kary/o
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nucleus
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combining form for body structure
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lip/o
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fat
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combining form for body structure
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my/o
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muscle
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combining form for body structure
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neur/o
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nerve
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combining form for body structure
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organ/o
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organ
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combining form for body structure
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sarc/o
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flesh, connective tissue
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combining form for body structure
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system/o
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system
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combining form for body structure
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viscer/o
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internal organs
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combining form for body structure
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cancer/o
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cancer (a disease characterized by the unregulated, abnormal growth of new cells)
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combining form commonly used with body structure terms
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carcin/o
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cancer (a disease characterized by the unregulated, abnormal growth of new cells)
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combining form commonly used with body structure terms
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eti/o
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cause (of disease)
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combining form commonly used with body structure terms
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gno/o
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knowledge
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combining form commonly used with body structure terms
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iatr/o
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physician, medicine (also measn treatment)
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combining form commonly used with body structure terms
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lei/o
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smooth
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combining form commonly used with body structure terms
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onc/o
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tumor, mass
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combining form commonly used with body structure terms
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path/o
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disease
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combining form commonly used with body structure terms
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rhabd/o
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rod-shapped, striated
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combining form commonly used with body structure terms
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somat/o
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body
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combining form commonly used with body structure terms
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chlor/o
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green
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color
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chrom/o
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color
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color
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cyan/o
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blue
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color
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erythr/o
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red
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color
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leuk/o
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white
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color
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melan/o
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black
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color
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xanth/o
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yellow
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color
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dia-
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through, complete
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prefix
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dys-
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painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
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prefix
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hyper-
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above, excessive
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prefix
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hypo-
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below, incomplete, deficient
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prefix
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meta-
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after, beyond, change
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prefix
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neo-
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new
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prefix
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pro-
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before
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prefix
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al
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pertaining to
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suffix
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ic
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pertaining to
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suffix
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ous
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pertaining to
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suffix
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cyte
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cell
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suffix
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gen
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substance or agent that produces or causes
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suffix
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genesis
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origin, cause
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suffix
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genic
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producing, originating, causeing
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suffix
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logist
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one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
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suffix
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logy
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study of
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suffix
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oid
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resembling
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suffix
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oma
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tumor, swelling
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suffix
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osis
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abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)
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suffix
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pathy
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disease
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suffix
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plasia
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condition of formation, development, growth
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suffix
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plasm
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growth, substance, formation
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suffix
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sarcoma
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malignant tumor
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suffix
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sis
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state of
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suffix
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stasis
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control, stop, standing
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suffix
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adenocarcinoma
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cancerous tumor composed of glandular tissue
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adeno/carcin/oma
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adenoma
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tumor composed of glandular tissue
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adeno/oma
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carcinoma (Ca)
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cancerous tumor (malignant)
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carcin/oma
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chloroma
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tumor of green color (malignant, arising from myeloid tissue)
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chlor/oma
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epithelioma
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tumor composed of epithelium
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epitheli/oma
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fibroma
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tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue)
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fibr/oma
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fibrosarcoma
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malignant tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue)
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fibro/sarcoma
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leiomyoma
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tumor of smooth muscle
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lei/o/my/oma
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leiomyosarcoma
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malignant tumor of smooth muscle
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lei/o/my/sarcoma
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lipoma
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tumor composed of fat
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lip/oma
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liposarcoma
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malignant tumor composed of fat
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lip/o/sarcoma
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melanocarcinoma
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cancerous black tumor (malignant)
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melano/carcin/oma
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melanoma
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black tumor (primarily of the skin)
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melan/oma
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myoma
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tumor composed of muscle
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my/oma
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neoplasm
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new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor)
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neo/plasm
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neuroma
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tumor composed of nerve
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neur/oma
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rhabdomyoma
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tumor of striated muscle
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rhbdo/my/oma
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rhabdomyosarcoma
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malignant tumor of straiated muscle
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rhbdo/myo/sarcoma
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sarcoma
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tumor composed of connective tissue (such as bone or cartilage) (highly malignant)
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sarc/oma
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benign
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not malignant, favorable for recovery
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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carcinoma in situ
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cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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chemotherapy (chemo)
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treatment of cancer with drugs
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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encapsulated
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enclosed in a capsul, as with bengn tumors
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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exacerbation
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increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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idiopathic
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pertaining to disease of unknown origin
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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inflammation
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response to injury or destruciton of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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in vitro
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within a glass, observable within a test tube
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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in vivo
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within the living body
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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malignant
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tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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radiation therapy (RXT)
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treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation (also called radiation oncology adn radiotherapy)
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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remission
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improvment or absence of signs of disease
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Oncology Terms not built from word parts
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cancerous
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pertaining to cancer
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cancer/ous
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carcinogen
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substance that causes cancer
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carcin/o/gen
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carcinogenic
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producing cancer
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carcin/o/genic
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cyanosis
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abnormal condition of blue (bluish discoloration of the skin caused by inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood)
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cyan/o/sis
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cytogenic
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producing cells
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cyt/o/genic
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cytoid
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resembling a cell
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cyt/oid
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cytology
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study of cells
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cyt/o/olgy
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cytoplasm
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cell substance
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cyt/o/plasm
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diagnosis (Dx)
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state of complete knowledge (identifying a disease)
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dia/gno/sis
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dysplasia
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abnormal development
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dys/plasia
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epithelial
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pertaining to epithelium
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epitheli/al
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erythrocyte (RBC)
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red (blood) cell
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erythr/o/cyte
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erythrocyteosis
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iincrease in the number of (red) blood cells
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erythr/o/cyte/osis
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etiology
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study of causes (of diseases)
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eti/o/logy
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histology
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study of tissue
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hist/o/logy
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hyperplasia
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excessive development (number of cells)
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hyper/plasia
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hypoplasia
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incomplete development (of an organ or tissues)
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hypo/plasia
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iatrogenic
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produced by a physician (the unexpected results from a treatment perscribed by a physician)
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iatr/o/genic
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iatrology
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study of medicine
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iatr/o/logy
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karyocyte
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cell with a nucleus
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kary/o/cyte
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leukocyte
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white (blood) cell
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leuk/o/cyte
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leukocytosis
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increase in the numebr of (white) blood cells
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leuk/o/cyt/osis
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lipoid
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resembling fat
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lip/oid
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metastasis (pl. metastases) (mets)
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beyond control (transfer of disease from one organ to another, as in the transfer of malignant tumors)
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meta/stasis
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myopathy
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disease of the muscle
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my/o/pathy
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neopathy
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new disease
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neo/pathy
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neuroid
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resembling a nerve
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neur/oid
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oncongenic
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causing tumors
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onc/o/genic
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oncologist
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a physician who studies and treats tumors
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onc/o/logist
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oncology
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study of tumors (a branch of medicine concerned with the study of malignant tumors)
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pathogenic
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producing disease
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path/o/gen/ic
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pathologist
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a physician who studies diseases (examines biopsies and preforms autopsoes to determine the cause of disease or death)
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path/o/logist
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pathology
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study of disease ( a brance of medicine dealing with the study of the causes of disease and death)
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path/o/logy
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prognosis (Px)
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state of before knowledge (prediction of the outcome of disease)
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pro/gno/sis
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somatic
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pertaining to the body
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somat/ic
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somatogenic
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originating in the body (organic as opposed to psychologic)
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somat/o/genic
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somatopathy
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disease of the body
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somat/o/pathy
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somatoplasm
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body substance
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somat/o/plasm
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systemic
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pertaining to a (body) system (or the body as a whole)
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system/ic
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visceral
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pertaining to the internal organs
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viscer/al
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xanthochromic
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pertaining to yellow color
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xanth/o/chromic
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xanthosis
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abnormal condition of yellow (discoloration)
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xanth/o/sis
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Ca
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carcinoma
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abbreviation
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chemo
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chemotherapy
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abbreviation
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Dx
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diagnosis
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abbreviation
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mets
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metastasis
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abbreviation
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Px
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prognosis
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abbreviation
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RBC
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red (blood) cell
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abbreviation
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RXT
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Radiation therapy
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abbreviation
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WBC
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white (blood) cell
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abbreviation
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