Body Structure, Oncology, Laboratory, and Descriptive Built From Word Parts

Flashcards covering key vocabulary, abbreviations, and definitions related to body structure, oncology, laboratory tests, signs & symptoms, medical specialties, and descriptive terms, derived from the provided lecture notes for exam preparation.

cytogenic

producing cells

cytology

study of cells

dysplasia

abnormal development

epithelial

pertaining to epithelium

erythrocyte (RBC)

red (blood) cell

erythrocytosis

increase in the number of red (blood) cells

histology

study of tissue

hyperplasia

excessive development (number of cells)

hypoplasia

incomplete development (of an organ or tissues)

leukocyte (WBC)

white (blood) cell

leukocytosis

increase in the number of white (blood) cells

lipoid

resembling fat

myopathy

disease of the muscle

necrosis

abnormal condition of cell death (cells and tissue die because of disease)

neuropathy

disease of the nerves

organomegaly

enlargement of an organ

somatic

pertaining to the body

somatogenic

originating in the body (organic as opposed to originating in the mind)

systemic

pertaining to a (body) system (or the body as a whole)

visceral

pertaining to the internal organs

adenocarcinoma

cancerous tumor of glandular tissue

adenoma

tumor composed of glandular tissue (benign)

carcinoma (CA)

cancerous tumor (malignant)

epithelioma

tumor composed of epithelial tissue (may be benign or malignant)

fibroma

tumor composed of fibrous tissue (benign)

fibrosarcoma

malignant tumor composed of fibrous tissue

leiomyoma

tumor composed of smooth muscle (benign)

leiomyosarcoma

malignant tumor of smooth muscle

lipoma

tumor composed of fat tissue (benign tumor)

liposarcoma

malignant tumor of fat tissue

melanoma

black tumor (primarily of the skin)

metastasis (METS)

beyond control (transfer of cells from one organ to another, as in malignant tumors)

myoma

tumor composed of muscle tissue (benign)

neoplasm

new growth (of abnormal tissue, benign or malignant)

neuroma

tumor composed of nerve tissue (benign)

rhabdomyoma

tumor composed of striated muscle (benign)

rhabdomyosarcoma

malignant tumor of striated muscle

sarcoma

tumor of connective tissue (such as bone or cartilage; highly malignant)

autopsy

view of self (postmortem examination to determine the cause of death or obtain evidence)

biopsy (Bx)

view of life (the removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under the microscope)

cytopathology

study of (changes in) cells in disease

hematology

study of blood (branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood)

histopathology

study of tissue in disease (study of tissue samples taken from patients)

microbiology

study of small life (study of microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites)

virology

study of viruses (branch of microbiology that is concerned with viruses and viral diseases)

cyanosis

abnormal condition of blue (bluish discoloration, especially of the skin, caused by inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood)

xanthosis

abnormal condition of yellow (discoloration)

oncologist

physician who studies and treats (malignant) tumors

oncology

study of tumors (a branch of medicine concerned with the study of malignant tumors)

pathologist

physician who studies diseases (examines biopsies and performs autopsies to determine the cause of disease or death)

pathology

study of disease (a branch of medicine dealing with the study of the causes of disease and death)

cancerous

pertaining to cancer

carcinogen

substance that causes cancer

carcinogenic

producing cancer

carcinoid

resembling cancer

diagnosis (Dx)

state of complete knowledge (the art of identifying a disease based on the patient's signs, symptoms, and test results)

etiology

study of causes (of diseases)

iatrogenic

produced by a physician (the unexpected results from a treatment prescribed by a physician)

oncogenic

causing tumors

pathogenic

producing disease

prognosis (Px)

state of before knowledge (prediction of the outcome of disease based on the patient's signs, symptoms, and test results)

RBC

red blood cell (erythrocyte)

WBC

white blood cell (leukocyte)

CA

carcinoma

METS

metastasis (s.), metastases (pl.)

Bx

biopsy

C&S

culture and sensitivity

CBC with diff

complete blood count with differential

chemo

chemotherapy

XRT

radiation therapy

Dx

diagnosis

Px

prognosis