Medical Terminology / Unit 14 MedTerm 0902 short lesson, about 20 seconds
carcin/o: Cancer
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The idea
The combining form carcin slash o names cancer, specifically cancer arising in epithelial tissue.
In practice
Carcinogenic describes an agent that produces cancer.
Where people slip
The first c is hard and the second is soft, so the term is spoken kar sin.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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