Chapter 6 Lymphatic & Immune System Flashcards

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Lymphangi/o

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Lymphatic vessels and ducts

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph nodes

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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Lymphocyt/o

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Lymphocytes

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Thym/o

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Thymus

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Anti-

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Against

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous

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Immun/o

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Immune protection safe

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Neo-, ne/o

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New strange

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-oma

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Tumor neoplasm

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Phag/ o

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Eat swallow

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-plasm

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Formative material of cells

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Sarc/o

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Flesh connective tissue

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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Tox/o

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Poison poisonous

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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The advanced stages of human immunodeficiency virus infection aids

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Auxiliary lymph nodes

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Lymph nodes located under the arms

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Allergan

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A substance capable of causing an allergic reaction

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Antigen

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Any substance that the body regards as foreign

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Antiviral drug

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Medication used to treat viral infections or provide temporary immunity

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Lymphocytes

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Major class of white blood cells play important role in immune reaction

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Lymphoma

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General term for malignant tumor made of lymphoid tissue

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Metastasize

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Verb describing process which cancer spreads from one place to another

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Myoma

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Benign tumor made up of muscle tissue

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Benign

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Not life-threatening does not recur

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Malignant

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Progressively worse and life-threatening

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Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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All lymphomas other then Hotchkins lymphoma

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Myosarcoma

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Malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue

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Parasite

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Plant or animal that lives on or with in another living organism at expense of host

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Pathogen

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Micro organism that causes disease

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Oncology

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Study of prevention causes and treatment of tumors and cancer

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Macrophage

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A cell that protects the body by eating invading cells

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Bacilli

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Rod shaped spore forming bacteria

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Anaphylaxis

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Severe response to an allergen such as drug food insect them or chemical systemic reaction

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Oncology

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Study of the prevention causes and treatment of tumors and cancer

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Osteosarcoma

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Malignant tumor usually involving the upper shaft of long bones The pelvis or knee

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Cervic-

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Neck

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Axill-

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Armpit

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Inguin-

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Groin

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-al & -ary

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Pertaining to

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Natural killer cells

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Play an important role in killing cancer cells and cells infected by viruses

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B cells

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Each lymphocyte makes a specific antibody to destroy a specific antigen

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Plasma cell

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Developed from the cells secrete a large volume of antibodies coded to destroy specific antigens