Exam 2: Body Structure, Color, and Oncology

A substance that produces cancer is said to be a

The suffix that means control, stop, and standing is

Two or more kinds of tissue that together perform special body functions are called

Xanthochromic means

The suffix -plasia is defined as

The correct way to analyze the term melanocarcinoma is

The study of disease is called

The study of tissue is called

If a tumor is found to be benign, it is

The abdominal cavity contains the

Which of the following terms is spelled incorrectly?

A patient with multiple sclerosis may experience an increase in the severity of symptoms or a(n)

The term that means cancer in the early stage, before invading the surrounding tissue is

The combining form lei/o is defined as

The combining form that means red is

The patient may be diagnosed with polycythemia vera, a disease of unknown origin involving an increase in the total red cell mass of the blood. The patient originally presented with an increase in the number of red (blood) cells or

The plural ending for "-ix" is

The term that means new growth (of abnormal tissue or tumor) is