A&P additional word parts and terms

a-, an-

without, absence of

ab-

away from

acou-

hearing

ad-

to, towards

adeno-

gland

alb-

white

-algia

pain

ambi-

both

andr-, andro-

male

angio-

vessels

ante-

before

anti-

against

arthr-

joint

-ary

associated with

-ase

enzyme

-asis

condition

auto-

self

bi-

two

bio-

life, living

-blast

bud, producer

brady-

slow

carcin-

cancer

cardio-

heart

cephal-

head

cerebro-

brain

chondr-

cartilage

-cide

kill

circum-

around

-cise

cut

-clast

break

contra-

against, opposite

cost-

ribs

crypto-

hidden

cyan-, cyano-

blue

-cyte, cyto-

cell

derm-

skin

di-

two

dia-

through, across

atrophy

decrease in size due to smaller cell size

angiogenesis

growth of new blood vessels

cancer

group of diseases associated with abnormal or uncontrolled cell division

tumor (neoplasia)

excess tissue created by abnormal or uncontrolled cell division

malignant (cancer)

typically, a type of tumor where there is not good

separation between abnormal cells and normal tissue. The extension of

these abnormal cells between normal cells creates a microscopic

appearance that looked like crab pinchers to someone. The term “cancer”

is a reference to the crab-like appearance. Cells may spread throughout

the body. This is called metastasis.

benign (cancer)

a tumor which does not metastasize. Abnormal cells are separate from normal tissue

carcinogen

something that causes cancer

dysplasia

change in size, shape, and organization of cells (may be precancerous)

hyperplasia

increase in the NUMBER of cells

hypertrophy

increase in the SIZE of cells

mutation

permanent changes in DNA

progeny

offspring

stem cell

cell that has the ability to divide and give rise to a specialized cell

unipotent

can give rise to only a single type of specialized cell

pluripotent

can give rise to may types of specialized cells

totipotent

can give rise to a new organism and all cell types of that organism