Chapter 9 Flashcards
1
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Aden/o
A
Gland
2
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Axill/o
A
Armpit
3
Q
Chem/o
A
Drug
chemical
4
Q
Cyt/o
A
cell
5
Q
Immun/o
A
Immune
protection
safe
6
Q
Lymph/o
A
Lymph
7
Q
Lymphaden/o
A
Lymph node (gland)
8
Q
Lymphangi/o
A
Lymph vessel
9
Q
Splen/o
A
Spleen
10
Q
Staphyl/o
A
Clusters
uvula
11
Q
Strept/o
A
Twisted chains
12
Q
Thym/o
A
Thymus gland
13
Q
Tonsill/o
A
Tonsils
14
Q
Tox/o
A
Poisen
15
Q
ana-
A
up apart backward again anew
16
Q
auto-
A
self
own
17
Q
inter-
A
between
18
Q
- ary
- ic
A
pertaining to
19
Q
- coccus
- cocci
A
berry-shaped bacterium
20
Q
-cyte
A
cell
21
Q
-cytosis
A
increase in the number of cells
22
Q
-ectomy
A
removal
excision
resection
23
Q
-globulin
A
protein
24
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-ism
A
process
condition
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-logy
study of
27
-oid
resembling
28
-oma
tumor
mass
collection of fluid
29
-pathy
disease condition
30
-penia
deficiency
31
-poiesis
formation
32
-therapy
treatment
33
CA
cancer
34
ELISA
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
35
FeLV
feline leukemia virus
36
FIV
feline immunodeficiency virus
37
IFA
Immunofluorescent antibody test
38
LN
Lymph node
39
mets
metastasis
40
sol
| soln
solution
41
tab
tablet
42
bx
biopsy
43
dx
diagnosis
44
DDx
Differential diagnosis
45
fx
fracture
46
hx
history
47
Rx
prescription
| medication
48
sx
surgery
49
Tx
| TR
treatment
50
LRS
Lactated Ringer's Solution
51
PSS
Physiological Saline Solution
52
tonsils
masses of lymphatic tissue
53
Spleen
cranial part of abdomen
| RBC breakdown, filtration of microorganisms, activation of lymphocytes, storage of blood
54
interstitial fluid
fluid in the spaces between cells
| extracellular fluid in tissues
55
lymph
watery fluid found in lymphatic vessels
56
lymph capillaries
tiniest lymphatic vessels
57
lymph node
stationary, bean-shaped structure along lymphatic vessels
58
lymph vessels
vessels that carry lymph throughout the body
59
thymus gland
organ in the cranial mediastinum that produces and stores lymphocytes
60
allergen
substance that causes a specific hypersensitivity
61
allergy
abnormal hypersensitivity to an antigen
62
anaphylaxis
exaggerated hypersensitivity to a foreign substance
63
autoimmune disease
body makes antibodies against its own good cells and tissues
64
carrier
animal that harbors a disease without showing signs of infection
65
edema
excess fluid in tissues
| interstitial fluid
66
Immunosuppression
| Immunocompromised
impaired immune response
67
Lymphoma
malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue
68
Opportunistic
Organism which is normally nonpathogenic that becomes pathogenic in certain conditions
69
Remission
symptoms lessen and the patient feels better
70
Relapse
symptoms return after an apparent recovery
71
resistant
does not easily affect
| not susceptible
72
susceptible
easily affected
| lacking resistance
73
toxin
a poison
74
vaccine
suspension containing live or killed virus given via injection to induce immunity
75
vaccination
administration of a vaccine
76
zoonotic
disease capable of being transmitted from animals to humans
