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Term
intra
 Definition
within
Term
subhepatic
 Definition
under the liver
Term
intravenous
 Definition
within the vein
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epithelial tissue
epi-thelial
 Definition
major covering of external surface of the body
Term
adeno
 Definition
gland
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh, connective tissue
Term

carcin/o, cancer/o

cancer causing agent. can be abbreviated to

CA, SqCCA

 Definition

cancer, unregulated abnormal growth of new cells

carcinogenic, carcinoma, melonacarcinoma
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rhabd/o
 Definition
rod shaped, striated
Term
rhabd/o
 Definition
rod shaped, striated
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor, mass
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somat/o
 Definition
pertaining to the body
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chrom/o
 Definition
color
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adenosarcoma
aden/o-sarcoma
 Definition
cancerous tumor of glandular tissue
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leiomyoma
 Definition
tumor of smooth muscles
Term
leiomyosarcoma
lei/o-my/sarcoma
 Definition
malignant tumor of smooth muscle
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rhabdomyosarcoma
rhabd/0-my/0-sarcoma
 Definition
malignant tumor of striated muscles
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melanocarcinoma
melan/o-carcin/o-ma
 Definition
cancerous black tumor (malignant)
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encapsulated
 Definition
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
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carcinogen
carn
carcin/o-gen
 Definition
causes cancer
Term
iotrology
iotr/o
oncology
oncology
onc/o-logy
 Definition
study of tumors
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somatoplasm
somat/o-plasm
 Definition
body substance
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SqCCa
 Definition
squamous cell carcinoma
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Ca
 Definition
cancer
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dysplasia
 Definition
Term
caud/o
 Definition
downward, tail
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head,upward
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AP
anteroposterior
 Definition
pertaining to the front and back
Term
cephalad
 Definition
toward the head
Term
ant
 Definition
anterior
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inf
 Definition
inferior
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PA
 Definition
posteroanterior
Term
dermmis
 Definition
inner layer of the skin
Term
cutane/o; derm/o; dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
subq
 Definition
subcutaneous, under the skin
Term
onych/o; ungu/o
 Definition
nail
Term
trich/o
 Definition
hair
Term
pachy/o
 Definition
thick
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eating or swallowing
Term
-coccus; cocci(plural)
 Definition
berry-shaped form of bacteria
Term
dermatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the skin
Term
onychomalacia
 Definition
softening of the nails
Term
pachyderma
 Definition
thickening of the skin
Term
paronychia
 Definition
diseased state around the nail
Term
seborrhea
 Definition
excessive discharge of sebum
Term
trichomyosis
 Definition
abdnormal condition of a fungus in the hair
Term
BCC
 Definition
basal cell carcinoma
Term
eczema
 Definition
noninfectious inflammatory skin disease
Term
fissure
 Definition
slit or crack-like sore in the skin
Term
gagrene
 Definition
death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion
Term
ecchymosis
 Definition
escape of blood into the tissue causing superficial discoloration, black & blue
Term
SCa
 Definition
squamous cell carcinoma, usually malignant
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