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Lymphatic and Immune SystemReview
• blast/o• immature• carcin/o• cancerous• -rrhaphy• to suture
• -centesis• surgical puncture to remove fluid• oste/o• bone• -algia• pain
• tonsill/o• tonsils• -megaly• enlarged• -ology• study of
• thyroid/o• thyroid• thym/o• thymus• -cyte• cell
• angi/o• vessel• myel/o• bone marrow• -oma• tumor
• lymph/o• lymph• aden/o• gland• lymphaden/o• lymph gland or lymph node
• adenoid/o• adenoid• splen/o• spleen• sarc/o• connective tissue
• -plasm• formation• ne/o• new• onc/o• tumor
• immun/o• immune• -lytic or –lysis• destruction of; to destroy• phag/o• to eat or swallow
• -ologist• one who studies• -itis• inflammation• -ectomy• surgical removal • -megaly• enlarged
• cervic/o• neck or cervix• blastocyte• immature cell• Over 200 different malignancies• cancer
• Malignant• harmful, tending to spread,
cancerous• antihistamines• medications given to block or control
allergies
• surgical removal of the tonsils• tonsil/ectomy• study of the immune system• immun/ology• specialist who studies tumors• onc/ologist
• an enlarged spleen• spleno/megaly• tumor of the connective tissue• sarc/oma• inflammation of lymph nodes• lymphaden/itis
• streptococci• bacteria that form a chain• metastasize• spreading of cancer • hemolytic• destroying blood or blood cells
• pathogen• a germ that causes disease• staphylococci• bacteria that form a cluster• autoimmune disorders• when your body attacks its own cells
• phagocyte• a cell that eats or swallows invaders• oncology• study of tumors• lymphadenitis• inflammation of the lymph glands
• Surgical removal of tonsils:• tonsillectomy• Causes death of fungus: • fungicide• pertaining to the neck or cervix:• cervical
• incision of the thyroid gland• thyroidotomy• A cancerous tumor• carcinoma• An x-ray of your lymph vessels• lymph/angio/graphy
• adenopathy• disease of the glands• blastoma• a tumor of immature cells• thymitis• inflammation of the thymus gland