LESSON 4: LYMPHATIC & IMMUNE SYSTEM WORD PARTS Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
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aden/o
A
gland
2
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axill/o
A
armpit
3
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carcin/o
A
cancer
4
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cyt/o
A
cell
5
Q
immun/o
A
immune
6
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph, lymphatic tissue
7
Q
lymphaden/o
A
lymph node (gland)
8
Q
lymphangi/o
A
lymph vessel
9
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
10
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mast/o
A
breast
11
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
12
Q
onc/o
A
tumor
13
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path/o
A
disease
14
Q
phag/o
A
eat, swallow
15
Q
phot/o
A
light
16
Q
splen/o
A
spleen
17
Q
thym/o
A
thymus gland
18
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsils
19
Q
tox/o
A
poison
20
Q
anti-
A
against
21
Q
macro-
A
large
22
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neo-
A
new
23
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-al
A
pertaining to
24
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-ary
A
pertaining to
25
-cyte
cell
26
-ectomy
surgical removal
27
-gen
producing, causing
28
-ic
pertaining to
29
-itis
inflammation
30
-megaly
abnormal enlargement
31
-ologist
specialist
32
-ology
study of
33
-oma
tumor
34
-plasm
formation, growth
35
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
36
Ca
cancer
37
EBV
Epstein-Barr virus
38
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
39
MMR
measles, mumps, rubella (vaccination)
40
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
41
NHL
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
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