Medical Terminology - Odds and ends

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leuk(o)

white (e.g. leukocyte is white blood cell)

melan(o)

black (e.g. melanoma is a black skin tumor)

cyan(o)

blue (think cyan)

xanth(o)

yellow

-oma

tumor

aden(o)

gland

lip(o)

fat (think liposuction)

my(o)

muscle

lymph(o)

lymph tissue

carcin(o)

malignant (b/c cancerous, carcinogenic)

osteo(o)

bone

endo/intra

within

peri

around (think perimeter)

circum

around (think circle)

retro

behind (think past)

epi

upon/on top (e.g. epidermis is top layer of skin)

trans

through (think transverse)

sub

below (like submarine below the water)

symptom vs. sign

what a patient observes and describes to physician vs. smth a physician observes and/or measures