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Chapter 3: cells tissues and cancer
Medical Terminology 300 with Maiewski at James Madison University
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By: Sarah Brown
Created: 2011-09-12
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ana-
up, toward, apart
dys-
bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
epi-
upon, over, above, on top
hyper-
excessive, abnormally high, above
meta-
after, change
neo-
new
aden/o
gland
carcin/o
cancer
chem/o
chemistry
chrom/o
color
cyt/o
cell
fibr/o
fiber
gen/o, gene/o
formation, cause, produce
hist/o
tissue
lei/o
smooth
lip/o
fat, lipid
lymph/o
clear water or fluid
mal/o
bad
melan/o
dark, black
my/o
muscle
neur/o
sinew or cord, nerve, fascia
nucl/o, nucle/o
kernal, nucleus
onc/o
tumor
organ/o
tool
oste/o
bone
radi/o
light energy, radiation, spoke of a wheel, radius
rhabd/o
rod
sarc/o
flesh, meat
thel/i
nipple
-al
pertaining to
-elle
small
-gen
producing, forming, causing
-genesis
origin, cause
-genic
pertaining to producing, formation, causing
-ic
pertaining to
-logist
one who studies
-logy
study of
-oid
resembling
-oma
abnormal swelling, tumor
-osis
condition of
-plasia
shape, formation
-plasm
something shaped
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
-sis
state of
-some
body
-stasis
standing still
-therapy
treatment
-um
pertaining to
chromosome (KROH moh sohm)
an X-shaped structure in a cell's nucleus that bears DNA; all human cells contain 46 chromosomes, except mature sex cells, which contain 23
cytoplasm (SIGH toh plazm)
a thick fluid that contains organelles and forms the main substance of the cell
neurological cells (noo ROH glee all)
supportive cells within nervous tissue
neuron (NOO ron)
a specialized cell of nervous tissue
nucleus (NOO klee uss)
the part of the cell that contains DNA
organ (OR gahn)
a structure, made of two or more different types of tissue, that performs a general function in the body
organelle (OR gahn ell)
small structures within rate cytoplasm that perform most cell functions, such as the construction of molecules and the release and storage of energy
organism (OR gahn izm)
the complete body that is capable of survival
epithelial tissue (ep ih THEE lee umm)
tissue that consists of closely arranged cells that are flat, cube shaped, or columnar
anaplasia (an ah PLAY zee ah)
a loss of structural organization in a tissue that is permanent
dysplasia (diss PLAY zee ah)
abnormal tissue development
hyperplasia (high per PLAY zee ah)
an increase in the number of cells in a tissue, other than by tumor development
metastasis (meh TASS tah siss)
the spreading of cancer cells from the primary tumor
remission (ree MISH unn)
improvement or absence of signs of disease
adenocarcinoma (ADD eh noh kar sih NOH mah)
a malignant tumor of glandular epithelial tissue; abbreviated Adeno-Ca
adenoma (add eh NOH mah)
a benign tumor of glandular epithelial tissue
benign (bee NINE)
adjective that describes a noninvasive, slow growing tumor; nonmalignant
cancer (KANN ser)
a disease characterized by the aggressive unregulated growth of abnormal cells and their spreading to other tissues
cancer in situ (KANN ser *in* SIH tyoo)
cancer in the early stages prior to metastasis (in situ generally means confined to a place of origin)
carcinogen (kar SIN oh jenn)
a substance that causes cancer
carcinoma (kar sih NOH mah)
a cancer. or malignant tumor
epithelioma (ep ih THEE lee OH mah)
a tumor that originates from epithelium, usually from the skin
fibroma (fye BROH mah)
a benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue
fibrosarcoma (FYE broh sahr KOH mah)
a malignant tumor that originates from fibrous connective tissue
leiomyoma (LYE oh my OH mah)
a benign tumor of smooth muscle
leiomyosarcoma (LYE oh my OH sahr KOH mah)
a malignant tumor that originates from smooth muscle
lipoma (lip OH mah)
a benign tumor of fat tissue
lymphoma (limm FOH mah)
a malignant solid tumor of lymphoid tissue
malignant (ma LIG nant)
and adjective that describes an aggressive, life-threatening, invasive tumor
melanoma (mell ah NOH mah)
a cancer that bears a dark pigment, usually arising from pigment-producing cells of the skin
myoma (my OH mah)
a benign tumor of muscle tissue
neoplasm (NEE oh plazm)
a new growth of abnormal cells; a tumor
neuroma (noo ROH mah)
a tumor that originates from nervous tissues
oncogenic (ong koh JENN ik)
adjective that means causing tumors
osteosarcoma (OSS tee oh sahr KOH mah)
a malignant cancer of the bone
rhabdomyoma (RABB doh my OH mah)
a benign tumor that originates from skeletal muscle and consists of rod shaped cells
rhabdomyosarcoma (RABB doh my OH sahr KOH mah)
a malignant tumor that originates from skeletal muscle
chemotherapy (KEE moh THAIR ah pee)
treatment that uses drugs; abbreviated chemo
cytologist (sigh TALL oh jist)
a scientist or technician who studies cell structure and function
cytology (sigh TALL of jee)
the field of study concerned with the structure and function of cells
histologist (hiss TALL oh jist)
a scientist or technician who studies or identifies tissues
histology (hiss TALL oh jee)
the study of tissue
oncologist (ong KALL oh jist)
a physician who specializes in the treatment of cancer
oncology (ong KALL oh jee)
the study of tumors
palliative therapy (PAL ee ah tiv THAIR ah pee)
treatment to reduce the intensity of painful symptoms without producing a cure
radiotherapy (ray dee oh THAIR ah pee)
treatment of cancer that uses radioactive materials
chemotherapeutics (KEE moh thair ah PYOO tiks)
destroy metabolically active cells on the principle that cancer cells are more metabolically active than most healthy cells (carboplatin, paraplatin cyclophosphamide, cytoxan fluorouracil, 4-FU methotrexate, folex, mexate paclitaxel, taxol)
hormone therapy agents
prevent the growth, spread, and recurrence of certain glandular cancers such as breast cancer (fulvestrant, faslodex tamoxifen, nolvadex anastrozole, arimidex letrozole, femara)
biological agents (immunotherapy agents)
boost the immune response against cancer cells by triggering the body's defense mechanisms (interferons IFN, interleukins IL, monoclonal antibodies, cytokines)
Adeno-Ca
adenocarcinoma
CA
cancer
chemo
chemotherapy
Mets
metastasis
St
stage (of cancer development)
TNM
tumor, node, metastasis
About this deck
By: Sarah Brown
Created: 2011-09-12
Size: 103 flashcards
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Created: 2011-09-12
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