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alveol/o |
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small sac |
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|
cac/o |
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bad |
| |
|
carcin/o |
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cancer, cancerous |
| |
|
cauter/o |
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burn, heat |
| |
|
chem/o |
|
chemical, drug |
| |
|
cry/o |
|
cold |
| |
|
cyst/o |
|
sac of fluid |
| |
|
fibr/o |
|
fibers |
| |
|
follicul/o |
|
small glandular sacs |
| |
|
fung/i |
|
fungus, mushroom |
| |
|
medull/o |
|
soft, inner part |
| |
|
mucos/o |
|
mucous membrane |
| |
|
mut/a |
|
genetic change |
| |
|
mutagen/o |
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causing genetic change |
| |
|
necr/o |
|
death |
| |
|
onc/o |
|
tumor |
| |
|
papill/o |
|
nipple-like |
| |
|
pharmac/o |
|
chemical, drug |
| |
|
plas/o |
|
formation |
| |
|
ple/o |
|
many, more |
| |
|
polyp/o |
|
polyp |
| |
|
prot/o |
|
first |
| |
|
radi/o |
|
rays |
| |
|
sarc/o |
|
flesh, connective tissue |
| |
|
scirrh/o |
|
hard |
| |
|
xer/o |
|
dry |
| |
|
-blastoma |
|
immature tumor |
| |
|
-genesis |
|
formation |
| |
|
-oma |
|
mass, tumor |
| |
|
-plasia |
|
formation, growth |
| |
|
-plasm |
|
formation growth |
| |
|
-suppression |
|
to stop |
| |
|
-therapy |
|
treatment |
| |
|
ana- |
|
backward |
| |
|
apo- |
|
off, away |
| |
|
brachy- |
|
short (distance) |
| |
|
epi- |
|
upon |
| |
|
meta- |
|
beyond; change |
| |
|
tele- |
|
far |
| |
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