Lymphatic and Immune Systems Flashcards
anti-
against
aden/o
gland
carcin/o
cancerous
immun/o
immune, protection, safe
lymph/o
lymph
lymphaden/o
lymph node or gland
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessels and ducts
lymphocyt/o
lymphocytes
myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
-oma
tumor, neoplasm
onc/o
tumor
phag/o
eat, swallow
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
splen/o
spleen
thym/o
thymus gland
-tic
pertaining to
tonsill/o
tonsils
adenoid/o
adenoids
allergen
substance that produces an allergic response in an individual
antibiotics
medications capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic bacteria
antibody
disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of a specific antigen
antifungal
agent that destroys or inhibits fungal growth
antigen
any substance the body regards as foreign
bacteria
one-celled microscopic organisms