Med Term- Ch3 Terms
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- Word root "cyt" means what?
- Cell.
- The suffix "-logy" means?
- Study of.
- One who studies "Cytology" is called?
- Cytologist.
- Composition of similar cells that share common goal, providing movement,protection or secretion?
- Tissue.
- The study of tissue?
- Histology.
- One who studies tissue?
- Histologist.
- What does the prefix "ana-" mean?
- up, toward & apart?
- What does the prefix "dys-" mean?
- bad, abnormal.
- What does the prefix "epi-" mean?
- Upon.
- What does the prefix "hyper-" mean?
- excessive,abov normal.
- A cancer that bears a dark pigment, caused from pigment producing cells of skin?
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Melanoma
melan=r=dark,black
oma=s=tumor - A benign tumor of muscle tissue?
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Myoma
my=r=muscle
oma=s=tumor - A new growth of abnormal cells; a tumor?
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Neoplasm
neo=p=new
plasm=r=something shaped - A tumor that originates from nervous tissue?
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Neuroma
neu=r=nerve
oma=s=tumor - Adjective meaning causing tumors?
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Oncogenic
onc/0=r/cv= tumor
-genic=s=formation,causing. - A malignant cancer of bone?
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Osteosarcoma
oste/o=r/cv=bone
sarc=r=flesh,muscle
-oma=s=tumor - Benign tumor that starts from skeletal muscle, that consists of rod-shaped cells?
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Rhabdomyoma
rhabd/o=r/cv=rod,rod-shape
my=r=muscle
-oma=s=tumor - A tumor arising from connective tissue that is almost/always malignant?
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Sarcoma
sarc=r=flesh,muscle
-oma=s=tumor - Mutated genes that cause the reproduction of mutated cells? Can result from exporure to substances that cause DNA damage?
- Oncogenes
- Genes that are present in the DNA that slow/stop cell growth & division?
- Suppressor genes.