Chapter 6 Flashcards
1
Q
Anti
A
Against
2
Q
Cardin/o
A
Cancerous
3
Q
Immun/o
A
Immune, protection, safe
4
Q
Lymph/o
A
Lymph, lymphatic tissue
5
Q
Lymphaden/o
A
Lymph node or gland
6
Q
Lymphangi/o
A
Lymph vessel
7
Q
Neo, ne/o
A
New, strange
8
Q
Oma
A
Tumor, neoplasm
9
Q
Onc/o
A
Tumor
10
Q
Phag/o
A
Eat, swallow
11
Q
Plasm
A
Formation material of cells
12
Q
Sarc/o
A
Flesh, connective tissue
13
Q
tic
A
Pertaining to
14
Q
Tox/o
A
Poison, positions
15
Q
Anaphylaxis
A
Severe, systemic response to an allergen
16
Q
Antibody
A
Disease fighting protein created by immune system
17
Q
Antigen
A
Substance that the body regards as being foreign
18
Q
Bacilli
A
Rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria
19
Q
Benign
A
Not life threatening
20
Q
Candidiasis
A
Yeast infection
21
Q
Carcinoma
A
Malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue
22
Q
Herpes zoster
A
Shingles
23
Q
Lymphedema
A
Swelling of tissues
24
Q
Malignant
A
Becoming progressively worse and life threatening
25
Metastasis
Process by which cancer is spread to new site
26
Metastasize
Spread from one place to another; as in cancer
27
Osteosarcoma
Hard tissue sarcoma; usually involves upper shaft of long bone or pelvis or knee
28
Rubella
Viral infection; fever, swollen glands, inflamed eyes, fine pink rash
29
Rickettsia
Small bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks, and mites
30
Sarcoma
Malignant tumor that arises from connective tissues; hard and soft tissues
31
Spirochetes
Long , slender, spiral shaped bacteria; capable of movement
32
Streptococci
Bacteria that form a chain
33
Teletherapy
Targeted radiation therapy at a distance from body
34
Toxoplasmosis
Disease caused by a parasite
35
Varicella
Chicken pox
36
Cervic
Neck
