Ch. 06 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems Flashcards
-al
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-cyte
cell
-ectomy
surgical removal
-gen
producing, causing
-ic
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
-lytic
to destroy
-megaly
abnormal enlargement
-ologist
specialist
-ology
study of
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
-plasm
formative material of cells
-tic
prtaining to
A, Ab
antibody
AG, Ag
antigen
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
adenoid /o
adenoids
anti-
against
axill /o
Armpit
CA, Ca
Cancer
carcin /o
cancerous
CIS
carcinoma in situ
cyt /o
cell
DCIS
ductal carcinoma in situ
EBV
epstein-barr virus
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HL
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
HZ
herpes zoster
IG
immunoglobulin
immun /o
immune, protection, safe
LE
lymphedema
lymph /o
lymph, lymphatic tissue
lymphaden /o
lymph node or gland
lymphangi /o
lymph vessel
lymphocyt /o
lymphocytes
macro-
large
mamm /o
breast
mast /o
breast
MET
metastasis
MMR
measles, mumps and rubella vaccination
MRSA
methicillin-resistant staphyococcus aureus
myc /o
fungus
myel /o
bone marrow, spinal cord
ne /o
new, strange
neo-
new, strange
NHL
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
onc /o
tumor
path /o
disease
phag /o
eat, swallow
phot /o
light
sarc /o
flesh, connective tissue
splen /o
spleen
thym /o
thymus
tonsill /o
tonsil
tox /o
poison, poisonous
VSZ
varicella
VZV
varicella zoster virus