Clinical experience medical terminology

Carcin

cancer

Cyt

cell

Epithel

epithelium

Hist

tissue

Lip

fat

My

muscle

Neur

nerve

Onc

tumor

Plasm

formation, growth

Sarc

flesh, connective tissue

Statis

control, stop

Viscer

internal organs

Al

pertaining to

Genic

producing

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-oid

resembling

Oma

tumor

A, e, y,o

combining vowels

Meta

beyond, change

Neo

new

Carcinogenic

producing cancer

Carcinoma

cancerous tumor

cytogenic

producing cells

Cytoid

resembling a cell

Cytology

study of cells

Epithelial

pertaining to epithelium

epithelioma

Tumor of epithelium

Histology

study of tissues

metastasis

The spread of cancer cells beyond their original site

myoma

tumor of muscle

neoplasm

new growth (tumor)

neuroma

tumor made up of nerve (cells)

sarcoma

malignant tumor of connective tissue

lipoid

resembling fat

Lipoma

fatty tumor

neopathy

new disease

oncologist

specialist in the study of tumors

oncology

study of tumors

pathogenic

producing disease

Pathologist

one who studies disease

Pathology

study of disease

visceral

pertaining to the internal organs

diagnosis

identification of a disease

Prognosis

a prediction of the course of a disease

benign

mild, not cancerous

Malignant

cancerous

Inflammation

redness, swelling, heat, pain

Remisson

improvement or absence of signs of disease

Chemotherapy

treatment of cancer with drugs

radiation therapy

treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation

Dx

diagnosis

Px

prognosis

Chemo

chemotherapy

CA

carcinoma

meta

Metaxisis

XRT

radiation therapy

bronch-, bronchi- , bronchus

Air way

Capn

carbon dioxide

Laryng

larynx

Muc

mucus

Rhin, nas

nose

Ox

Oxygen

Pharyng

pharynx

pnuem, pneumon

lungs, air

Pulmon

lung

Py

pus

sinus

Sinus, sinuses

Thorac

thorax, chest

Trache

trachea

-ary, -eal

pertaining to

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectomy

excision, removal

Ia

diseased state, condition of

meter

instrument for measuring

-pnea

breathing

-rrhagia

rapid flow of blood

Rhea

flow, discharge

Scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopic

pertaining to visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-stomy

artificial opening

Thorax

chest, pleural cavity

A, an

absence of, without

dys-

Abnormal painful, difficult

Endo

within

Hyper

above, excessive

apnea

absence of breathing

bronchus

Inflammation of bronch

bronchopneumonia

diseased state of the bronchi and lungs

Dyspnea

difficulty breathing

Endotracheal

within the trachea

hypercapnia

excessive carbon dioxide

Hyperoxia

condition of excessive oxygen

hyperpnea

excessive breathing

hypocapnia

Low carbon dioxide levels

hypopnea

Low breathing

Hypoxia

Low oxygen saturation

laryngitis

Pertaining to larynx

laryngeal

pertaining to the larynx