| A | B |
|---|
| cancerous tumor composed of glandular tissue | adenocarcinoma |
| tumor composed of glandular tissue (benign) | adenoma |
| cancerous tumor | carcinoma (CA) |
| beyond control, transfer of cells from one organ to another | metastasis (pl. metastases) (METS) |
| tumor composed of epithelium tissue (malignant) | epithelioma |
| tumor composed of fiber (benign) | fibroma |
| malignant tumor composed of fiber | fibrosarcoma |
| tumor of smooth muscle | leiomyoma |
| malignant tumor of smooth muscle | leiomyosarcoma |
| tumor containing fat (benign) | lipoma |
| malignant tumor composed of fat | liposarcoma |
| cancerous black tumor | melanocarcinoma |
| black tumor | melanoma |
| tumor formed of muscle | myoma |
| new growth of abnormal tissue | neoplasm |
| tumor made of of nerve (benign) | neuroma |
| tumor of striated muscle (benign) | rhabdomyoma |
| malignant tumor of striated muscle | rhabdomyosarcoma |
| tumor composed of connective tissue - highly malignant | sarcoma |
| pertaining to cancer | cancerous |
| substance that causes cancer | carcinogen |
| producing cancer | carcinogenic |
| abnormal condition of blueness | cyanosis |
| producing cells | cytogenic |
| view of self (postmortem exam to determine cause of death or for evidence) | autopsy |
| study of cells | cytology |
| view of life (removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope) | biopsy (Bx) |
| state of complete knowledge - identifying a disease | diagnosis (Dx) |
| abnormal development | dysplasia |
| pertaining to the epithelium | epithelial |
| red cell (blood) | erythrocyte (RBC) |
| increase in the number of red blood cells | erythrocytosis |
| cause of a disease | etiology |
| study of tissue | histology |
| excessive development of cells | hyperplasia |
| incomplete development of an organ or tissue | hypoplasia |
| produced by a physician - adverse condition | iatrogenic |
| causing tumors | oncogenic |
| condition of cell death (due to disease) | necrosis |
| disease of the nerves | neuropathy |
| white blood cell | leukocyte (WBC) |
| increase in the number of white blood cells | leukocytosis |
| resembling fat | lipoid |
| study of (changes in) cells in disease | cytopathology |
| disease of the muscle | myopathy |
| resembling cancer | carcinoid |
| study of blood (branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood) | hematology |
| physician who studies and treats tumors -cancer | oncologist |
| study of tumors (cancer) | oncology |
| producing disease | pathogenic |
| physician who studies disease, autopsies | pathologist |
| study of disease | pathology |
| state of before knowledge - prediction of disease outcome | prognosis (Px) |
| pertaining to the body | somatic |
| originating in the body | somatogenic |
| study of tissue in disease (study of tissue samples taken from patients) | histopathology |
| study of small life (microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites) | microbiology |
| pertaining to a body system | systemic |
| pertaining to the internal organs | visceral |
| pertaining to yellow color | xanthochromic |
| abnormal condition of yellow | xanthosis |
| enlargement of an organ | organomegaly |
| study of viruses (branch of microbiology concerned with viruses and viral diseases) | virology |
