Lymphatic and Immune System Review
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