Abbreviations
Combining Form
Term
Types of Cancer
Suffix
100
estrogen receptor
What is ER
100
immature cell
What is blast(o)
100
growing in a mushroomlike pattern
What is fungating
100
skin
What is basal cell carcinoma
100
formation (as of cels)
What is plasm
200
digital rectal exam
What is DRE
200
cancer
What is carcin(o)
200
growing uncontrollably
What is malignant
200
striated muscle
What is rhabdomyosarcoma
200
tumor
What is oma
300
radiation absorbed dose
What is rad
300
tumor
What is onc
300
forming small sacs
What is alveolar
300
neurological , brain
What is glioma
300
immature cells
What is blast
400
acute lymphocytic leukemia
What is ALL
400
radiation , x-rays
What is radi(o)
400
cell division
What is mitosis
400
connective tissue
What is sarcoma
400
formation (as of cells)
What is plasia
500
deoxyribonucleic asid
What is DNA
500
genetic change
What is mutagen
500
Abnormal in cell appearance
What is dysplastic
500
encapsulated tumor , breast , cervix
What is carcinoma in situ
500
formative
What is plastic