Immune System 7/2 Flashcards
Adenoid/o
Adenoids
Lymph/o
Lymph, lymphatic tissue
Carcin/o
Cancerous
Onc/o
Tumor
Virus
A very simple, frequently pathogenic, microorganism capable of replicating within living cells
Opportunistic
Seizing the opportunity; taking advantage of the situation
Metastasis
Movement of cancer cells from one part of the body to another
Desensitization
The process of making an individual less susceptible to allergens
Lymphangi/o
Lymph vessel
-Oma
Tumor, neoplasm
Sarc/o
Flesh, connective tissue
Vaccine
Any substance for prevention of a disease
Permeable
Capable of being penetrated; allowing entrance
Malignant
A cancerous growth; tumor
Carcinogen
Cancer causing agent
Anti-
Against, counter
Autoimmune
Condition wherein the persons antibodies react against their own normal tissues
Mutation
Change in an inheritable characteristic
Lymphaden/o
Lymph node or gland
Myel/o
Spinal cord,bone marrow
Neo-
New, strange
-plasm
Formative material of cells
Transmission
The process of sending from one place to another
Neoplasm
New growth
Immune
Protected or exempt from a disease
Biopsy
Excision of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination
Tonsill/o
Tonsil,throat
Phag/o
Eat swallow
Tox/o
Poison, poisonous
Remission
A period that is disease and symptom free
Monogamous
An exclusive relationship between two people
Histamine
A substance normally present in the body
Allergens
Any substance which causes an allergic reaction
Abstinence
Refraining from use; being away from
Benign
Nonmalignant; not cancerous
