| A | B |
|---|
| cancerous | pertaining to cancer |
| epithelial | pertaining to top layer of skin or mucous membrane |
| fibrous | pertaining to fibrous tissue |
| somatic | pertaining to the body |
| systemic | pertaining to a body system |
| visceral | pertaining to internal organs |
| cytology | study of cells |
| cytoplasm | cell substance |
| histology | study of tissue |
| lipocyte | fat cell |
| myocyte | muscle cell |
| somatogenic | originating in the body |
| etiology | study of causes of diseases |
| iatrogenic | pertaining to produced by medical treatment |
| iatrology | study of medicine |
| oncologist | specialist (physician) in tumors |
| oncology | study of tumors |
| pathologist | one who studies disease |
| pathology | study of disease |
| anterior | pertaining to the front |
| anteroposterior | pertaining to the front and to the back |
| bilateral | pertaining to both sides |
| caudal | pertaining to the tail |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| distal | pertaining to away from the point of attachment on the trunk |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back of the body |
| inferior | pertaining to below |
| lateral | pertaining to a side |
| medial | pertaining to the middle; midline of the body |
| mediolateral | pertaining to the middle and to the side |
| posterior | pertaining to the back of the body |
| posteroanterior | pertaining to the back and to the font |
| proximal | pertaining to near from the point of attachment on the trunk |
| superior | pertaining to above |
| unilateral | pertaining to one side (only) |
| ventral | pertaining to the belly (front) |
| aplasia | lack of formation |
| carcinogen | substance that causes cancer |
| carcinogenesis | the production/formation of cancer |
| carcinogenic | producing cancer |
| dysplasia | abnormal development |
| hyperplasia | excessive formation |
| hypoplasia | below normal formation (of organ or tissues) |
| pathogen | agent that causes disease |
| pathogenesis | the production/formation of disease |
| pathogenic | pertaining to producing disease |
| visceromegaly | abnormal enlargement of internal organs |
| adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of a gland |
| adenofibroma | tumor glandular and fibrous tissues (benign) |
| adenolipoma | tumor of glandular and adipose tissue (benign) |
| adenoma | tumor of gland |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
| epithelioma | tumor of top layer of skin or mucous membrane |
| fibroma | tumor composed of fibrous tissue |
| fibrosarcoma | fleshy connective tumor composed of fibrous tissue |
| leiomyoma | tumor of smooth muscle |
| leiomyosarcoma | connective tissue tumor of smooth muscle |
| lipoma | tumor containing fat |
| liposarcoma | fleshy connective tissue tumor composed of fat |
| myoma | tumor of a muscle |
| neuroma | tumor made-up of nerve |
| oncogenic | causing tumors |
| rhabdomyoma | tumor of striated muscle |
| rhabdomyosarcoma | connective tissue tumor of striated muscle |
| sarcoma | connective tissue tumor |
| lipoid | resembling fat |
| myoid | resembling a muscle |
| myopathy | disease of muscle |
| neuroid | resembling a nerve |
