Ch. 6 Operative Terms

Question 0

lymphadenectomy

Answer 0

removal of a lymph node

Question 1

bone marrow transplant

Answer 1

transplantation of bone marrow from a compatible donor in order to stimulate blood cell production

Question 2

lymphadenotomy

Answer 2

incision into a lymph node

Question 3

lymph node dissection

Answer 3

removal of a possible cancer-carrying lymph nodes for pathologic examination

Question 4

splenectomy

Answer 4

removal of the spleen

Question 5

thymectomy

Answer 5

removal of the thymus gland