LYMPH Flashcards
What is HIV
Human immune deficiency virus
what does lymph fluid remove from cells
removes waster from cells, filtered by lymph nodes before re entering circulatory system
thymus
located above the heart, important in immune and endocrine system
spleen
filters blood, makes lymphocytes & monocytes, removes old RBC’s
adenoid(tonsils)
masses of lymphatic tissue located in back of mouth on sides of throat
another word for poison
toxin
define metasize
cancer that spreads from one place to another
adenoid/o
adenoids
agglutin/o
clumping; sticking together
angi/o
vessel(blood)
arteri/o
artery
cyt/o
cell
erythr/o
red
hem/a,hem/o,hemat/o
blood
fung/o
fungus
iatr/o
physician;treatment
immun/o
immune;protection
kary/o
nucleus
leuk/o
white
log/o
study
ly/o
breakdown;dissolve;loosen
lymph/o, lymphat/o
lymph
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
morph/o
shape;form
myel/o
bone marrow ; spinal cord
nucle/o
nucleus
path/o
disease
phag/o
eat;swallow;engulf
phleb/o
vein
ser/o
serum;serous
splen/o
spleen
thromb/o
clot
thym/o
thymus
tonsill/o
tonsils
tox/o
poison