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adeno

gland (combining form)

cyto

cell (combining forms)

epithelio

top layerof skin or mucous membrane (combining form)

fibro

fibrous tissue, fibers (combining form)

somato

body (combining form)

viscero

internal organ (combining form)

cancero

cancer-adjective (combining form)

carcino

cancer-noun (combining form)

leio

smooth (combining form)

lipo

fat (combining form)

myo

muscle (combining form)

onco

tumor (combining form)

patho

disease (combining form)

rhabdo

striated, rod-shaped (combining form)

antero

front (combining form)

caudo

tail, downward (combining form)

cephalo

head, upward (combining form)

disto

away from the point of attachment (combining form)

dorso

back (combining form)

infero

below (combining form)

latero

side (combining form)

medio

middle (combining form)

postero

back, behind (combining form)

proximo

near point of attachment to the trunk (combining form)

supero

above (combining form)

ventro

belly/front (combining form)

a-

without(prior to consonant)

an-

without(prior to a vowel)

bi-

two

dys-

difficult, painful,abnormal (prefix)

hyper-

above normal, excessive (prefix)

hypo-

below normal, difficent (prefix)

uni-

one

-cyte

cell

-gen

substance or agent that produces

-genesis

production

-genic

pertaining to producing (suffix)

-ior

pertaining to

-logist

one who studies and practices

-logy

study of

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor (suffix)

-osis

abnormal condition

-plasia

condition of formation (suffix)

-plasm

substance, growth (suffix)

-sarcoma

freshly connective tissue tumor; highly malignant tumor

cancerous

pertaining to cancer

epithelial

pertaining to the 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

substances that cause cancer

carcinogenesis

the production/formation of cancer

carcinogenic

pertaining to producing cancer

dysplasia

abnormal development

hyperplasia

excessive formation

hypoplasia

below normal function(of organ or tissue)

pathogen

agent that causes disease

pathogenesis

the production/formation of disease

pathogenic

pertaining to producing disease

visceromegaly

abnormal enlargement of the organs

adenocarcinoma

cancerous tumor of gland

adenodfibroma

fibrous tumor of gland

adenosarcoma

connective tissue tumor of glandular tissue

carcinoma

cancerous tumor

epithelioma

tumor of the top layer of the skin

fibroma

tumor composed of fibrous tissue

fibrosarcoma

connective tissue tumor composed of fibrous tissue

leiomyosarcoma

connective tissue tumor of smooth muscle

myoma

tumor of the muscle

neuroma

tumor made up of nerve tissue

oncogenic

pertaining to causing tumors

rhabdomyosarcoma

connective tissue tumor of striated muscle

sarcoma

connective tissue tumor

fibroid

resembling fibrous tissue

myopathy

disease of the muscle

oncologist

someone who studies tumors

pathologist

one who studies disease

pathology

study of 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

laternal

pertaining to the side

medial

pertaining to the middle

mediolateral

pertaining to the middle and the side

posterior

pertaining to the back of the body

posteroanterior

pertaining to the back and front

proximal

pertaining to the point of attachment on the trunk

superior

pertaining to above