Studied by 1 person
onc
tumor
carcin
cancer
cyt
cell
epitheli
epithelium
hist
tissue
lip
fat
my
muscle
neur
nerves
path
disease
plasm
growth
sarc
flesh or connective tissue
stasis
stop or control
viscer
internal organs
-al
pertaining to
-genic
producing or causing
-logist
specialist (physician) who studies and treats
-logy
the study of
-oid
resembling
-oma
tumor
-a, -e, -y
no meaning
meta-
beyond
neo-
new
-itis
inflammation
intra-
within
ven
vein
-ous
pertaining to
oste
bone
arthr
joint
trache
trachea
poly
many
cyt
cell
dx
diagnosis
px
prognosis
chemo
chemotherapy
CA
cancer
METS
metastasis
XRT
radiation therapy
anatomic position
face forward, feet front and palms forward
anter
front
caud
tail (downward)
cephal
head (upward)
dist
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
dors
back
infer
below
later
side
medi
middle
poster
back or behind
proxim
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
super
above
ventr
belly (front)
-ad
toward
-ic or -ior
pertaining to
transverse
________
sagittal
|
benign
not cancerous, but are deadly because they grow very big
chemotherapy
treatment of cancer by using pharmaceuticals; AB- chemo
diagnosis
identification of a disease
inflammation
protective response of body tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat and pain
malignant
tending to become progressively worse, possibly resulting in death
prognosis
prediction of a possible outcome of a disease
radiation therapy
treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance; X-ray or radiation
remission
lessening or absence of signs of disease
acr
extremities (arms and legs)
cutane
skin
derm
skin
dermat
skin
myc
fungus
onych
nail
cyan
blue
erythr
red
leuk
white
melan
black
xanth
yellow
-osis
abnormal condition
-tomy
incision into
epi-
on, upon or over
hypo-
below, deficient, under
intra-
within
per-
through
sub-
below or under
biopsy
removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope for diagnostic purposes; AB- bx
edema
puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid
laceration
torn, ragged-edged wound
lesion
any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease
pressure ulcer (bedsore)
eroded sore on the skin caused by prolonged pressure (formerly called decubitus ulcer); AB- decub
shingles (herpes zoster)
development of painful, inflamed blisters that follow the nerve routes
squamous cell carcinoma
a malignant growth that develops from scale-like epithelial tissue; AB- sqCCA
staphylococcus
bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling grape-like clusters and can cause skin infections; AB- staph
streptococcus
bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains and can cause skin infections; AB- strep
abscess
localized collection of pus
basal call carcinoma
tumor arising from the outer layer of the skin (the epithelial layer); AB- BCC
asthma
respiratiory disease characterized by coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and constriction of airways
chest radiograph (chest x-ray)
a radiographic image of the chest used to evaluate the lungs and the heart (a diagnostic imaging test); AB- CXR
chest computed tomography (CT scan)
computerized images of the chest created in sections sliced from fornt to back; used to diagnose tumors and abscesses (a diagnostic imaging test); AB- CT scan
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
progressive, irreversible condition characterized by diminished capacity for air to flow to and from the lungs; emphysema and chronic bronchitis are types of COPD; AB- COPD
emphysema
a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused by loss of elasticity of the air sacs (alveoli) located within the lung, causing the body to not receive enough oxygen
influenza
highly contagious infection of the respitory tract caused by a virus; AB- flu
sputum
mucus secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the mouth
tuberculosis
an infectious disease that affects the lungs (may also affect other organs and tissues); AB- TB
upper respiratory infection
infection of the nasal cavity, pharynx, or larynx; AB- URI
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