Medical Terminology Simplified

7–54 Identify the element in -algia, -dynia, -pepsia,and -phagiathat means

condition: __________.

7–55 Malignant tumors are cancerous; benign tumors are noncancerous.

Use malignantor benignto complete the following statements.

Cancerous tumors are ____________________tumors.

Noncancerous tumors are ____________________tumors.

7–56 Benign tumors do not invade surrounding tissue and are contained within a

capsule. They become harmful only when they start placing pressure on adjacent

structures. For example, a benign tumor of the uterus may place pressure on the uri-

nary bladder and cause frequent urination.

Benign tumors are (cancerous, noncancerous) ____________________growths.

7–57 Malignant tumors spread rapidly and are invasive and life-threatening.

Malignant tumors are (cancerous, noncancerous) ____________________.

7–58 The CF aden/ois used in words to denote a gland.

Aden/o/dynia is __________ in a ____________________.

7–59 Urin/ary tract tumors may be benign or malignant. The most common ma-

lignant ren/al tumor is an aden/o/carcin/oma.

Define these elements:

aden/o:____________________

carcin/o:____________________

-oma:____________________

7–60 An aden/oma is a benign glandular tumor composed of tissue from which it

is developing; an aden/o/carcin/oma is a malignant glandular tumor.

Determine words in this frame that mean

benign glandular tumor:__________ / __________

malignant glandular tumor:

__________ / _____ / ____________________ / __________

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-ia

noncancerous

cancerous

pain, gland

gland

cancer

tumor

aden/oma

ăd-ĕ-NŌ-mă

aden/o/carcin/oma

ăd-ĕ-nō-kăr-sĭn-Ō-mă

malignant

mă-LĬG-nănt

benign

bĕ-NĪN