| A | B |
|---|
| cancerous | pertaining to cancer |
| epithelial | pertaining to top layer of skin or mucous membrane |
| fibrous | pertaining to fibrous tissue |
| organic | pertaining to an organ |
| somatic | pertaining to the body |
| systemic | pertaining to a body system |
| visceral | pertaining to internal organs |
| akaryocyte | a cell without a nucleus |
| cytogenesis | the production/formation of a cell |
| cytogenic | producing cells |
| cytology | study of cells |
| cytoplasm | cell substance |
| histology | study of tissue |
| histopathology | the study of diseased tissue |
| karyocyte | cell with a nucleus |
| karyoplasm | substance of a nucleus |
| lipocyte | fat cell |
| myocyte | muscle cell |
| somatogenic | originating in the body |
| somatoplasm | body substance |
| 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) |
| organomegaly | enlargement of an organ |
| 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 |
| adenitis | inflammation of a gland |
| histoid | resembling a tissue of the body |
| lipoid | resembling fat |
| myoid | resembling a muscle |
| myopathy | disease of muscle |
| neuroid | resembling a nerve |
| organoid | resembling an organ |
| somatopathy | disease of the body |
| epigastric region | abdominal region superior to umbilical region |
| hypochondriac region | abdominal region lateral to epigastric region |
| hypogastric region | abdominal region inferior to umbilical region |
| iliac region | abdominal region lateral to hypogastric region |
| lumbar region | right and left of umbilical region |
| umbilical region | abdominal region around the navel (umbilicus) |
| Fowler Position | semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees |
| lateral recumbent position | lying on side; right and left precede the term to indicate the patient's side |
| lithotomy position | lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted and externally rotated |
| orthopnea position | sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest |
| prone | lying on abdomen, facing downward |
| recumbent position | lying down in any position |
| Sims position | lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back |
| supine | lying on back, facing upward |
| Trendelenburg position | lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet |
| apoptosis | programmed cell death |
| benign | not malignant, non-current, favorable for recovery |
| carcinoma in situ | cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue |
| diagnosis | naming or identifying a disease |
| idiopathic | pertaining to disease of unknown origin |
| in vitro | within a glass, observable within a test tube |
| in vivo | within the living body |
| inflammation | response to injury or destruction of tissue |
| malignant | tending to become progressively worse, to death, as in cancer |
| metastases | plural of metastasis |
| metastasis | transfer or spread of disease to distant site |
| metastatic | pertaining to transfer or spread of disease to distant site |
| morbidity | state of being diseased or unwell; incidence of illness in a population |
| mortality | state of being mortal; incidence of the number of deaths in a population |
| neoplasm | new growth of abnormal tissue or tumor |
| prognosis | predicting of probable outcome of disease |
| coronal plane | vertical division into anterior and posterior |
| deep | situated far below the surface |
| frontal plane | vertical division into anterior and posterior |
| midline | imaginary line down the center of the body |
| midsagittal plane | divides the body into equal right and left halves |
| parasagittal plane | vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into unequal left and right sides |
| sagittal plane | vertical field running through body from front to back, dividing the body into R and L |
| superficial | situated near the surface |
| transverse plane | horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
| acute | describing a disease of sudden onset |
| afebrile | without fever |
| cachexia | condition of ill health, malnutrition and wasting away |
| chronic | describing a persistent or longer-term disease |
| encapsulated | enclosed in capsule as with benign tumors |
| exacerbation | increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms |
| febrile | having a fever |
| malaise | general feeling of discomfort |
| remission | improvement or absence of signs of disease |
| sign | a symptom that can be detected by others (than the patient); objective in nature |
| symptom | what is experienced by the patient; subjective in nature |
| biological therapy | treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers that work with the immune system |
| biopsy | removal of living tissue from body - viewed under microscope |
| chemotherapy | Tx of cancer by using drugs |
| hospice | provides palliative or supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families |
| palliative | providing relief but not cure |
| radiation therapy | TX of cancer using radioactive substance |
