Chapter 9

Question 1

Aden/o

Answer 1

Gland

Question 2

Axill/o

Answer 2

Armpit

Question 3

Chem/o

Answer 3

Drug

chemical

Question 4

Cyt/o

Answer 4

cell

Question 5

Immun/o

Answer 5

Immune
protection
safe

Question 6

Lymph/o

Answer 6

Lymph

Question 7

Lymphaden/o

Answer 7

Lymph node (gland)

Question 8

Lymphangi/o

Answer 8

Lymph vessel

Question 9

Splen/o

Answer 9

Spleen

Question 10

Staphyl/o

Answer 10

Clusters

uvula

Question 11

Strept/o

Answer 11

Twisted chains

Question 12

Thym/o

Answer 12

Thymus gland

Question 13

Tonsill/o

Answer 13

Tonsils

Question 14

Tox/o

Answer 14

Poisen

Question 15

ana-

Answer 15

up
apart
backward
again
anew

Question 16

auto-

Answer 16

self

own

Question 17

inter-

Answer 17

between

Question 18

• ary

- ic

Answer 18

pertaining to

Question 19

• coccus

- cocci

Answer 19

berry-shaped bacterium

Question 20

-cyte

Answer 20

cell

Question 21

-cytosis

Answer 21

increase in the number of cells

Question 22

-ectomy

Answer 22

removal
excision
resection

Question 23

-globulin

Answer 23

protein

Question 24

-ism

Answer 24

process

condition

Question 25

-itis

Answer 25

inflammation

Question 26

-logy

Answer 26

study of

Question 27

-oid

Answer 27

resembling

Question 28

-oma

Answer 28

tumor
mass
collection of fluid

Question 29

-pathy

Answer 29

disease condition

Question 30

-penia

Answer 30

deficiency

Question 31

-poiesis

Answer 31

formation

Question 32

-therapy

Answer 32

treatment

Question 33

CA

Answer 33

cancer

Question 34

ELISA

Answer 34

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

Question 35

FeLV

Answer 35

feline leukemia virus

Question 36

FIV

Answer 36

feline immunodeficiency virus

Question 37

IFA

Answer 37

Immunofluorescent antibody test

Question 38

LN

Answer 38

Lymph node

Question 39

mets

Answer 39

metastasis

Question 40

sol

soln

Answer 40

solution

Question 41

tab

Answer 41

tablet

Question 42

bx

Answer 42

biopsy

Question 43

dx

Answer 43

diagnosis

Question 44

DDx

Answer 44

Differential diagnosis

Question 45

fx

Answer 45

fracture

Question 46

hx

Answer 46

history

Question 47

Rx

Answer 47

prescription

medication

Question 48

sx

Answer 48

surgery

Question 49

Tx

TR

Answer 49

treatment

Question 50

LRS

Answer 50

Lactated Ringer’s Solution

Question 51

PSS

Answer 51

Physiological Saline Solution

Question 52

tonsils

Answer 52

masses of lymphatic tissue

Question 53

Spleen

Answer 53

cranial part of abdomen

RBC breakdown, filtration of microorganisms, activation of lymphocytes, storage of blood

Question 54

interstitial fluid

Answer 54

fluid in the spaces between cells

extracellular fluid in tissues

Question 55

lymph

Answer 55

watery fluid found in lymphatic vessels

Question 56

lymph capillaries

Answer 56

tiniest lymphatic vessels

Question 57

lymph node

Answer 57

stationary, bean-shaped structure along lymphatic vessels

Question 58

lymph vessels

Answer 58

vessels that carry lymph throughout the body

Question 59

thymus gland

Answer 59

organ in the cranial mediastinum that produces and stores lymphocytes

Question 60

allergen

Answer 60

substance that causes a specific hypersensitivity

Question 61

allergy

Answer 61

abnormal hypersensitivity to an antigen

Question 62

anaphylaxis

Answer 62

exaggerated hypersensitivity to a foreign substance

Question 63

autoimmune disease

Answer 63

body makes antibodies against its own good cells and tissues

Question 64

carrier

Answer 64

animal that harbors a disease without showing signs of infection

Question 65

edema

Answer 65

excess fluid in tissues

interstitial fluid

Question 66

Immunosuppression

Immunocompromised

Answer 66

impaired immune response

Question 67

Lymphoma

Answer 67

malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue

Question 68

Opportunistic

Answer 68

Organism which is normally nonpathogenic that becomes pathogenic in certain conditions

Question 69

Remission

Answer 69

symptoms lessen and the patient feels better

Question 70

Relapse

Answer 70

symptoms return after an apparent recovery

Question 71

resistant

Answer 71

does not easily affect

not susceptible

Question 72

susceptible

Answer 72

easily affected

lacking resistance

Question 73

toxin

Answer 73

a poison

Question 74

vaccine

Answer 74

suspension containing live or killed virus given via injection to induce immunity

Question 75

vaccination

Answer 75

administration of a vaccine

Question 76

zoonotic

Answer 76

disease capable of being transmitted from animals to humans