Chapter 6: The lymphatic and immune system Flashcards
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anti-
A
against
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blast/o
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immature
embryonic
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carcin/o
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cancerous
-malignant or benign
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cervic/o
A
neck
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-cide
A
causing death
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-genesis
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reproduction
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immune/o
A
immune
protection
safe
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lymph/aden/o
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lymph node
lymph gland
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lymph/angi/o
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lymph vessel
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-lytic
A
to destroy
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neo-
A
new
strange
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ne/o
A
new
strange
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-oma
suffix
A
tumor
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onc/o
root
A
tumor
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phag/o
A
eat
swallow
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-plasm
A
formative material of the cell
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sarc/o
A
connective tissue
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splen/o
A
spleen
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-tic
A
pertaining to
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tox/o
A
poison
poisonous
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antigen
A
Ag any substance (such as a virus, bacterium or toxin) that the body regards as foreign
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Ag
A
antigen
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Antibody
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Ab
Disease fighting protein
(made by immune system in response to antigen)
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Ab
A
antibody
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allergen
an Ag (antigen) capable of causing an allergic reaction
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angi/o
vessel
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aden/o
gland
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edema
collection of fluid
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mamm/o
breast
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meta
beyond
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allergy
| hypersensitivity
an overreaction by the body to a certain Ag
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auto/immune disorder
immune system creates Ab's (antibody's) own tissues; usually genetic
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anti/neo/plast/ic drug
medication that blocks growth or neoplasms and is used to treat cancer
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bi/opsy
removal of living tissue to confirm a diagnosis
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blast/omas
a neoplasm (tumor) of undifferentiated cells
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carcin/oma
Ca
malignant tumor in epithelial tissues
(cover internal and external surfaces)
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Ca
carcinoma
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chemothereapy
use of chemical agents to destroy the malignant cells
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cyt/o/tox/ic drug
drug that kills or damages the cells (chemo)
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hemo/o/lytic
to destroy blood
| -erythrocytes do this in your spleen
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immun/ologist
specialist in treating the immune system
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immunosuppressant
drug that reduces body's normal reaction to invasion by disease
(prevents rejection of donor tissue)
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immunosuppression
treatment used to interfere with the immune systems response
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immun/o/therapy
treatment of a disease either by enhancing or suppressing the immune response
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*
| lump/ectomy
surgical removal of a breast lump, plus a margin of normal tissue
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mast/ectomy
surgical removal of the entire breast
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lymph/aden/itis
inflammation of a lymph node or lymph gland
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lymph/adeno/pathy
any disease involving enlarged lymph glands
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lymph/angi/o/gram
x-ray of the lymph vessels and nodes after injecting dye )to make these structures visible)
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lymph/angi/oma
benign collection of lymph vessels forming a mass
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lymph/edema
abnormal collection of fluid usually in legs and ankles
| (when veins/lymph vessels don't drain properly
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lymph/omas
malignancies in the lymphatic system
| types: Hodgkin's and non Hodgkin's
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*
| benign
favorable chance of recovery
non spreading
non recurring
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*
| Malignant
harmful
spreads
progressive
life threatening
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mammo/gram
record produced by x-ray of the breast
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meta/stasis
beyond stopping
| -spread of cancer to the other body parts
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myo/sarc/oma
malignant tumor of the muscle tissue
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neo/plasm
| tumor
new or strange and abnormal tissue formation
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onc/ology
the study of tumors
| -prevention, causes and treatment
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osteo/sarc/oma
malignant tumor of bones
| -shaft of long bones, pelvis or knee
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radiation therapy
Rx (treatment) of Ca using x-rays
| Goal: to destroy the Ca and spare the healthy tissue
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sarc/oma
malignant tumor of any connective tissue
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splen/o/megaly
enlarged spleen
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splen/o/rrhagia
bleeding from the spleen
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Rx
treatment
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splen/o/rrhexis
ruptured spleen
