Biomedical Terms: A Comprehensive List of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Definitions, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Download Biomedical Terms: A Comprehensive List of Prefixes, Suffixes, and Definitions and more Quizzes Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Ana- DEFINITION 1 Up, toward, apart TERM 2 Dys- DEFINITION 2 Bad, abnormal, painful, difficult TERM 3 Epi- DEFINITION 3 Upon, over, above, on top TERM 4 Hyper- DEFINITION 4 Excessive, abnormally high, above TERM 5 Meta- DEFINITION 5 After, change TERM 6 Aden/o DEFINITION 6 Gland TERM 7 Carcin/o DEFINITION 7 Cancer TERM 8 Chem/o DEFINITION 8 Chemistry TERM 9 Chrom/o DEFINITION 9 Color TERM 10 Cyt/o DEFINITION 10 Cell TERM 21 Nucl/o, nucle/o DEFINITION 21 Kernel, nucleus TERM 22 Onc/o DEFINITION 22 Tumor TERM 23 Organ/o DEFINITION 23 Tool TERM 24 Oste/o DEFINITION 24 Bone TERM 25 Radi/o DEFINITION 25 Light energy, radiation; spoke of a wheel, radius TERM 26 Rhabd/o DEFINITION 26 Rod TERM 27 Sarc/o DEFINITION 27 Flesh, meat TERM 28 Thel/i DEFINITION 28 Nipple TERM 29 -Al DEFINITION 29 Pertaining to TERM 30 -Elle DEFINITION 30 Small TERM 31 -Gen DEFINITION 31 Producing, formation, causing TERM 32 -Genesis DEFINITION 32 Orgin, cause TERM 33 -Genic DEFINITION 33 Pertaining to producing, formation, causing TERM 34 -Ic DEFINITION 34 Pertaining to TERM 35 -Logist DEFINITION 35 One who studies TERM 46 -Therapy DEFINITION 46 Treatment TERM 47 -Um DEFINITION 47 Pertaining to TERM 48 Remission DEFINITION 48 Improvement or absence of signs of disease TERM 49 Benign DEFINITION 49 Adjective that describes a noninvasive, slow-growing tumor; nonmalignant TERM 50 Cancer DEFINITION 50 A disease characterized by the aggressive, unregulated growth of abnormal cells and their spreading to other tissues TERM 51 Cancer in situ DEFINITION 51 Cancer in the early stages prior to metastasis (in situ generally means confined to a place of origin) TERM 52 Malignant DEFINITION 52 An adjective that describes an aggressive, life-threatening, invasive tumor TERM 53 Palliative therapy DEFINITION 53 Treatment to reduce the intensity of painful symptoms without producing a cure TERM 54 Chemotherapeutics DEFINITION 54 Destroy metabolically active cells on the principle that cancer cells are more metabolically active than most healthy cellsExamples: carboplatin: Paraplatin cyclophosphamide: Cytoxan fluorouracil: 4-FU methotrexate: Folex, Mexate paclitaxel: Taxol TERM 55 Hormone therapy agents DEFINITION 55 Prevent the growth, spread, and recurrence of certain glandular cancers such as breast cancerExamples: fulvestrant: Faslodex tamoxifen: Nolvadex anastrozole: Arimidex letrozole: Femara TERM 56 Biological agents (immunotherapy agents) DEFINITION 56 Boost the immune response against cancer cells by triggering the body's defense mechanismsExamples: interferons (IFN) interleukins (IL) monoclonal antibodies cytokines TERM 57 Chromosome DEFINITION 57 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 TERM 58 Cytoplasm DEFINITION 58 A thick fluid that contains organelles and forms the main substance of the cell TERM 59 Neuroglial cells DEFINITION 59 Supportive cells within nervous tissue TERM 60 Neuron DEFINITION 60 A specialized cell of nervous tissue TERM 71 Adenocarcinoma DEFINITION 71 A malignant tumor of glandular epithelial tissue; abbreviated Adeno-Ca TERM 72 Adenoma DEFINITION 72 A benign tumor of glandular epithelial tissue TERM 73 Carcinogen DEFINITION 73 A substance that causes cancer TERM 74 Carcinoma DEFINITION 74 A cancer, or malignant tumor TERM 75 Epithelioma DEFINITION 75 A tumor that originates from epithelium, usually from the skin TERM 76 Fibroma DEFINITION 76 A benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue TERM 77 Fibrosarcoma DEFINITION 77 A malignant tumor that originates from fibrous connective tissue TERM 78 Leiomyoma DEFINITION 78 A benign tumor of smooth muscle TERM 79 Leiomyosarcoma DEFINITION 79 A malignant tumor that originates from smooth muscle TERM 80 Lipoma DEFINITION 80 A benign tumor of fat tissue TERM 81 Lymphoma DEFINITION 81 A malignant solid tumor of lymphoid tissue TERM 82 Melanoma DEFINITION 82 A cancer that bears a dark pigment, usually arising from pigment-producing cells of the skin TERM 83 Myoma DEFINITION 83 A benign tumor of muscle tissue TERM 84 Neoplasm DEFINITION 84 A new growth of abnormal cells; a tumor TERM 85 Neuroma DEFINITION 85 A tumor that originates from nervous tissue