I want lunch
not malignant
benign
Abbreviation for diagnosis
Dx
combining form my/o means
muscle
Abbreviation for prognosis is
Px
-itis means...
inflammation
A patient diagnosed with cancer would see a...
oncologist
lessening signs of disease means...
prognosis
Oncology is the study of
tumors
suffix meaning producing, causing
-genic
What does the abbreviation Mets mean
metastasis
The combining form that refers to the body system that contains the brain, spinal cord, and nerves is
neur/o
combining form carcin/o means
cancer
abbreviation for radiation therapy is
XRT
The term indicating a localized protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain is
inflammation
combining form meaning basic unit of all living things
cyt/o
Physician who studies disease
pathologist
The primary meaning of a term is conveyed by the
word root
visceral means
pertaining to the internal organs
combining form for fat is
lip/o
tumor on nerve cells
neuroma