MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM 1 (CH
1,2) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
malignant - Answer-cancerous
adenocarcinoma - Answer-cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
adenoma - Answer-a benign tumor that resembles glandular tissue
carcinoma - Answer-cancerous tumor
chloroma - Answer-tumor of green color (malignant, arising from myeloid tissue)
epithelioma - Answer-tumor composed of epithelium (may be benign or malignant)
fibroma - Answer-tumor composed of fiber
fibrosarcoma - Answer-malignant tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue)
leiomyoma - Answer-tumor of smooth muscle
leiomysarcoma - Answer-malignant tumor of smooth muscle
lipoma - Answer-tumor composed of fat (benign tumor)
liposarcoma - Answer-malignant tumor of fat
melanocarcinoma - Answer-cancerous black tumor
melanoma - Answer-black tumor (primarily of the skin)
myoma - Answer-a benign tumor made up of muscle tissue
neoplasm - Answer-new growth (of abnormal tissue, benign or malignant)
neuroma - Answer-tumor composed of nerve (benign)
rhabdomyoma - Answer-tumor composed of striated muscle (benign)
rhabdomyosarcoma - Answer-malignant tumor of striated muscle
sarcoma - Answer-malignant tumor of connective tissue
cytogenic - Answer-producing cells
cytoid - Answer-resembling a cell
cytology - Answer-study of cells
, cytoplasm - Answer-cell substance
dysplasia - Answer-abnormal development
epithelial - Answer-pertaining to epithelium
erythrocytosis - Answer-increase in the number of red blood cells
histology - Answer-study of tissues
hyperplasia - Answer-excessive development (number of cells)
hypoplasia - Answer-incomplete development of an organ or tissue
karyocyte - Answer-cell with a nucleus
meta- - Answer-beyond, change, after
neo- - Answer-new
pro- - Answer-before
dia- - Answer-through, across, complete
-al, -ic, -ous - Answer-pertaining to
-cyte - Answer-cell
-gen - Answer-substance or agent that produces or causes
-genic - Answer-producing, causing, originating
-logy - Answer-study of
-logist - Answer-one who studies and treats (physician)
-megaly - Answer-enlargement
-oma - Answer-tumor, swelling
-osis - Answer-abnormal (means increase when used w/ blood cell word roots)
-oid - Answer-resembling
-plasia - Answer-condition of formation, development, growth
-pathy - Answer-disease
-plasm - Answer-growth, substance, formation
1,2) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
malignant - Answer-cancerous
adenocarcinoma - Answer-cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
adenoma - Answer-a benign tumor that resembles glandular tissue
carcinoma - Answer-cancerous tumor
chloroma - Answer-tumor of green color (malignant, arising from myeloid tissue)
epithelioma - Answer-tumor composed of epithelium (may be benign or malignant)
fibroma - Answer-tumor composed of fiber
fibrosarcoma - Answer-malignant tumor composed of fiber (fibrous tissue)
leiomyoma - Answer-tumor of smooth muscle
leiomysarcoma - Answer-malignant tumor of smooth muscle
lipoma - Answer-tumor composed of fat (benign tumor)
liposarcoma - Answer-malignant tumor of fat
melanocarcinoma - Answer-cancerous black tumor
melanoma - Answer-black tumor (primarily of the skin)
myoma - Answer-a benign tumor made up of muscle tissue
neoplasm - Answer-new growth (of abnormal tissue, benign or malignant)
neuroma - Answer-tumor composed of nerve (benign)
rhabdomyoma - Answer-tumor composed of striated muscle (benign)
rhabdomyosarcoma - Answer-malignant tumor of striated muscle
sarcoma - Answer-malignant tumor of connective tissue
cytogenic - Answer-producing cells
cytoid - Answer-resembling a cell
cytology - Answer-study of cells
, cytoplasm - Answer-cell substance
dysplasia - Answer-abnormal development
epithelial - Answer-pertaining to epithelium
erythrocytosis - Answer-increase in the number of red blood cells
histology - Answer-study of tissues
hyperplasia - Answer-excessive development (number of cells)
hypoplasia - Answer-incomplete development of an organ or tissue
karyocyte - Answer-cell with a nucleus
meta- - Answer-beyond, change, after
neo- - Answer-new
pro- - Answer-before
dia- - Answer-through, across, complete
-al, -ic, -ous - Answer-pertaining to
-cyte - Answer-cell
-gen - Answer-substance or agent that produces or causes
-genic - Answer-producing, causing, originating
-logy - Answer-study of
-logist - Answer-one who studies and treats (physician)
-megaly - Answer-enlargement
-oma - Answer-tumor, swelling
-osis - Answer-abnormal (means increase when used w/ blood cell word roots)
-oid - Answer-resembling
-plasia - Answer-condition of formation, development, growth
-pathy - Answer-disease
-plasm - Answer-growth, substance, formation
