Chp 1-8

aden/o

gland (found in endocrine system) (example: pancreas)

cyt/o

cell

epitheli/o

epithelium (type of tissue, covers outside surfaces of body and organs)

hist/o

tissue

lip/o

fat

fibr/o

fiber

kary/o

nucleus

my/o

muscle

neur/o

nerve

sarc/o

flesh or connective tissue (supports, separates, connects example bone, cartilage)

viscer/o

internal organs (name 5 internal organs)

eti/o

cause (of disease)

organ/o

organ

system/o

system

cancer/o, carcin/o

cancer (CA)

gno/o

knowledge (diagnosis DX)

iatr/o

physician, medicine (also means treatment)

onc/o

tumor, mass

rhabd/o

rod-shaped, striated

chlor/o

green

lei/o

smooth

path/o

disease

somat/o

body

chrom/o

color

cyano/o

blue

leuk/o

white

xanth/o

yellow

dys-

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

erythr/o

red

melan/o

black

dia-

through, complete

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, incomplete, deficient

neo-

new

-al, -ic, -ous

pertaining to

-gen

substance or agent that produces or causes

meta-

after, beyond, change

pro-

before

-cyte

cell

-genesis

origin, cause

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-logy

study of

-oma

tumor, swelling

-pathy

disease

-logist

one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

-oid

resembling

-osis

abnormal condition

-plasia

condition of formation, development, growth

-plasm

growth, substance, formation

-sis

state of

-sarcoma

malignant tumor

-stasis

control, stop, standing

adenocarcinoma

cancerous tumor of glandular tissue

adenoma

tumor composed of glandular tissue (benign)

carcinoma

cancerous tumor (malignant) (CA)

chloroma

tumor of green color

epithelioma

tumor composed of epithelium

fibroma

tumor composed of fiber

fibrosarcoma

malignant tumor composed of fiber

leiomyoma

benign tumor composed of smooth muscle

leiomyosarcoma

malignant tumor of smooth muscle

lipoma

benign tumor composed of fat

liposarcoma

malignant tumor of fat

melanocarcinoma

cancerous black tumor

melanoma

black tumor

myoma

benign tumor composed of muscle

neoplasm

new growth

neuroma

benign tumor composed of nerve

rhabdomyoma

benign tumor composed of striated muscle

rhabdomyosarcoma

malignant tumor of striated muscle

sarcoma

malignant tumor of connective tissue

cytogenic

producing cells

cytology

study of cells

dysplasia

abnormal development

epithelial

pertaining to epithelium

erythrocyte

red blood cell

histology

study of tissue

hyperplasia

excessive development

hypoplasia

incomplete development

karyocyte

cell with a nucleus

karyoplasm

substance of a nucleus

leukocyte

white blood cell (WBC)

leukocytosis

increase in the number of WBC

lipoid

resembling fat

myopathy

disease of the muscle

neuroid

resembling a nerve

somatic

pertaining to the body

systemic

pertaining to a body system (Integumentary, respiratory, urinary, reproductive, cardiovascular, lymphatic, digestive, musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine systems)

visceral

pertaining to the internal organs

cancerous

pertaining to cancer (CA)

cyanosis

abnormal condition of blue

diagnosis

state of complete knowledge (DX)

etiology

study of causes

metastasis (metastases)

beyond control (mets)

oncologist

a physician who studies and treats tumors

pathogenic

producing disease

pathology

study of disease

xanthosis

abnormal condition of yellow

Thoracic cavity

Chest (contains heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchi)

Abdominal cavity

Abdomen (contains stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and others)