Handout 2:4 Build Medical Terms
melanocarcinoma
A malignant black tumor is a
erythrocyte
A red blood cell is an
epithelioma
A tumor composed of epithelium is an
leukocyte
A white blood cell is a
cytoplasm
Cell substance is called
hypoplasia
Incomplete development (of an organ or tissue) is called
somatogenic
Originating in the body is called
neuroid
Resembling a nerve is
histology
The study of tissue is called
neoplasm
The term for a new growth is
carcinogenic
The term for producing cancer is
sarcoma
is a tumor composed of connective tissue
lipoid
is the term for resembling fat
visceral
is the term meaning pertaining to the internal organs
systemic
means pertaining to a body system