Lesson 4 Flashcards
Aden/o
gland
Axill/o
armpit
Cyt/o
cell
Lymphaden/o
Lymph node (gland)
Lymphangi/o
Lymph vessel
Lymph/o
Lymph, lymphatic tissue
Mamm/o & Mast/o
Breast
Myc/o
Fungus
Onc/o
Tumor
Phag/o
Eat or swallow
Phot/o
Light
Thym/o
Thymus gland
Tox/o
Poison
neo-
new
Ca
Cancer
EBV
Epstein-Barr virus
MMR
Measles, mumps, rubella (vaccination)
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NHL
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
VZV
Varicella zoster virus
antigen-antibody reaction
involves the binding of antigens to antibodies, also known as the immune reaction
bacilli
rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria that cause diseases such as tuberculosis and tetanus
candidiasis
known as a yeast infection, occurs on warm and moist skin or mucous membranes and is caused by the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans
carcinoma
a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue