med terms

onc

tumor

carcin, CA

cancer

cyt

cell

epitheli

epithelium

hist

tissue

lip

fat

my

muscle

neur

nerves

path

disease

plasm

growth

sarc

flesh or connective tissue

stasis

stop or control

viscer

internal organs

-al, -ous, -

pertaining to

-genic

producing or causing

-logist

specialist (physician) who studies and treats

-logy

the study of

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-a, -e, -y

no meaning

meta-

beyond

neo-

new

-itis

inflammation

intra-

within

ven

vein

-ous

pertaining to

oste

bone

arthr

joint

trache

trachea

poly

many

cyt

cell

dx

diagnosis

px

prognosis

chemo

chemotherapy

METS

metastasis

XRT

radiation therapy

anatomic position

face forward, feet front and palms forward

anter

front

caud

tail (downward)

cephal

head (upward)

dist

away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

dors

back

infer

below

later

side

medi

middle

poster

back or behind

proxim

near (the point of attachment of a body part)

super

above

ventr

belly (front)

-ad

toward

-ic or -ior

pertaining to

transverse

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sagittal

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benign

not cancerous, but are deadly because they grow very big

chemotherapy

treatment of cancer by using pharmaceuticals; AB- chemo

diagnosis

identification of a disease

inflammation

protective response of body tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat and pain

malignant

tending to become progressively worse, possibly resulting in death

prognosis

prediction of a possible outcome of a disease

radiation therapy

treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance; X-ray or radiation

remission

lessening or absence of signs of disease

acr

extremities (arms and legs)

cutane

skin

derm

skin

dermat

skin

myc

fungus

onych

nail

cyan

blue

erythr

red

leuk

white

melan

black

xanth

yellow

-osis

abnormal condition

-tomy

incision into

epi-

on, upon or over

hypo-

below, deficient, under

intra-

within

per-

through

sub-

below or under

biopsy

removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope for diagnostic purposes; AB- bx

edema

puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

laceration

torn, ragged-edged wound

lesion

any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease

pressure ulcer (bedsore)

eroded sore on the skin caused by prolonged pressure (formerly called decubitus ulcer); AB- decub

shingles (herpes zoster)

development of painful, inflamed blisters that follow the nerve routes

squamous cell carcinoma

a malignant growth that develops from scale-like epithelial tissue; AB- sqCCA

staphylococcus

bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling grape-like clusters and can cause skin infections; AB- staph

streptococcus

bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains and can cause skin infections; AB- strep

abscess

localized collection of pus

basal call carcinoma

tumor arising from the outer layer of the skin (the epithelial layer); AB- BCC

asthma

respiratiory disease characterized by coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and constriction of airways

chest radiograph (chest x-ray)

a radiographic image of the chest used to evaluate the lungs and the heart (a diagnostic imaging test); AB- CXR

chest computed tomography (CT scan)

computerized images of the chest created in sections sliced from fornt to back; used to diagnose tumors and abscesses (a diagnostic imaging test); AB- CT scan

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

progressive, irreversible condition characterized by diminished capacity for air to flow to and from the lungs; emphysema and chronic bronchitis are types of COPD; AB- COPD

emphysema

a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused by loss of elasticity of the air sacs (alveoli) located within the lung, causing the body to not receive enough oxygen

influenza

highly contagious infection of the respitory tract caused by a virus; AB- flu

sputum

mucus secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the mouth

tuberculosis

an infectious disease that affects the lungs (may also affect other organs and tissues); AB- TB

upper respiratory infection

infection of the nasal cavity, pharynx, or larynx; AB- URI

bronch

bronchus, bronchi