1. -blast means undeveloped or not fully formed.
Osteoblast is the undeveloped bone cells.
2. -oma means tumor or bunch.
Neuroma is the tumor of the nerve cells.
3. -plasia means creation or development.
Hyperplasia is disproportionate or extreme development of a cell.
4. -plasm means development or growth.
Neoplasm is new growth or development of a cell.
5. -therapy means management.
Radiotherapy is the management of cancer using beams of x-rays.
CANCER MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY-IMPORTANT PREFIXES
1. ana- means toward the back or rearward.
Anaplasia means backward growth of a cell.
2. apo- means off or not there.
Apoptosis is the peter out or fade out.
3. epi- means upon or ahead.
Epidermoid means the cells resembling epidermal tissue.
4. Meta- means away from or outside.
Metastasis means spread away of a growth of a cell outside the limit.
In the next post we will learn about Important Cancer Lab Tests. Okay.
Come on.
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Osteoblast is the undeveloped bone cells.
2. -oma means tumor or bunch.
Neuroma is the tumor of the nerve cells.
3. -plasia means creation or development.
Hyperplasia is disproportionate or extreme development of a cell.
4. -plasm means development or growth.
Neoplasm is new growth or development of a cell.
5. -therapy means management.
Radiotherapy is the management of cancer using beams of x-rays.
CANCER MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY-IMPORTANT PREFIXES
1. ana- means toward the back or rearward.
Anaplasia means backward growth of a cell.
2. apo- means off or not there.
Apoptosis is the peter out or fade out.
3. epi- means upon or ahead.
Epidermoid means the cells resembling epidermal tissue.
4. Meta- means away from or outside.
Metastasis means spread away of a growth of a cell outside the limit.
In the next post we will learn about Important Cancer Lab Tests. Okay.
Come on.
To go to the next lesson from here please click the link below.
