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
benign
something that is not life-threatening and does not recur
carcinoma
a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue
immunosuppressant
substance that prevents or reduces the body’s normal immune response
lymphadenitis
inflammation of the lymph nodes
lymphadenopathy
any disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes
lymphedema
swelling of the tissues due to abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid within tissues
lymphoma
general term applied to malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues
malignant
becoming progressively worse and life-threatening
metastasis
the new cancer site that results from the spreading process.
the processes by which cancer is spread
myoma
benign tumor made up of muscle tissue
myosarcoma
malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue
parasite
a plant or animal that lives on or within another living organism at the expense of that organism
sarcoma
malignant tumor that arises from connective tissue
splenomegaly
abnormal enlargement of the spleen
