Module 2 Med Terms

adeno

gland

cyto

cell

epithelio

top layer of skin or mucous membrane

fibro

fibrous tissue, fibers

somato

body

viscero

internal organ

cancero

cancer (adjective)

carcino

cancer (noun)

leio

smooth

lipo

fat

myo

muscle

onco

tumor

patho

disease

rhabdo

striated, rod shaped

antero

front

caudo

tail, downward

cephalo

head, upward

disto

away from the point of attachment to the trunk

dorso

back

infero

below

latero

side

medio

middle

postero

back, behind

proximo

near the point of attachment to the trunk

supero

above

ventro

belly (front)

a-

without (prior to consonants)

an-

without (prior to vowels)

bi-

two

dys-

difficult, painful, abnormal

hyper-

above normal, excessive

hypo-

below normal, deficient

uni-

one

cyte

cell

gen

substance or agent that produces

genesis

production

genic

pertaining to producing

ior

pertianing to

logist

one who studies and practices

logy

study of

oid

resembling

oma

tumor

osis

abnormal condition

plasia

condition of formation

plasm

substance, growth

sarcoma

fleshy connective tissue tumor; highly malignant tumor

cancerous

pertaining to cancer

epithelial

pertaining to top layer of skin or mucous membrane

fibrous

pertaining to fibrous tissue

somatic

pertaining to the body

visceral

pertaining to internal organs

cytology

study of cells

cytoplasm

cell substance

lipocyte

fat cell

myocyte

muscle cell

somatogenic

pertaining to originating in the body

aplasia

lack of formation

carcinogen

substance that causes cancer

carcinogenesis

the production/formation of cancer

carcinogenic

pertaining to producing cancer

dysplasia

abnormal development

hyperplasia

execessive formation

hypoplasia

below normal formation (of organ or tissues)

pathogen

agent that causes disease

pathogenesis

the production/formation of disease

pathogenic

pertaining to producing disease

visceromegaly

abnormal enlargement of internal organs

adenocarcinoma

cancerous tumor of a gland

adenofibroma

fibrous tumor of a gland (benign)

adenoma

tumor of gland

adenosarcoma

connective tissue tumor of gland or tissue

carcinoma

cancerous tumor

epithelioma

tumor of top layer of skin or mucous membrane

fibroma

tumor composed of fibrous tissue

fibrosarcoma

connective tissue tumor composed of fibrous tissue

leiomyoma

tumor of smooth muscle

leiomyosarcoma

connective tissue tumor of smooth muscle

lipoma

tumor containing fat

liposarcoma

connective tissue tumor composed of fat

myoma

tumor of a muscle

neuroma

tumor made-up of nerve tissues

oncogenic

pertaining to causing tumors

rhabdomyosarcoma

connective tissue tumor of striated muscle

sarcoma

connective tissue tumor

fibroid

resmbling fibrous tissue

myopathy

disease of muscle

oncologist

specialist (physician) who studies and treats tumors

oncology

study of tumors

pathologist

one who studies disease

pathology

study of a disease

anterior

pertaining to the front

anteroposterior

pertaining to the front and to the back

bilateral

pertaining to both sides

caudal

pertaining to the tail

cephalic

pertaining to the head

distal

pertaining to away from the point of attachment on the trunk

dorsal

pertaining to the back of the body

inferior

pertaining to below

lateral

pertaining to a side

medial

pertaining to the middle; midline of the body