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Lymphatic and Immune
Lymphatic and Immune System Med term 2
Question | Answer |
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against toxin or poison | antitoxin |
lymph cell | lymphocyte |
pathogen | disease causing agent |
aden(o) | gland |
immun(o) | immunity |
lymph(o) | lymph |
lymphaden(o) | lymph nodes |
lymphangi(o) | lymphatic vessels |
splen(o) | Spleen |
thym(o) | thymus |
tox(o),toxi,toxico | poison |
excessive or overactive spleen | hypersplenism |
lymphoma | cancer of the lymph nodes |
enlargement of the spleen | splenomegaly |
thymus tumor | thymoma |
incision into the lymph node of the adenoid | lymphadenotomy |
removal of the adenoid lymph | lymphadenotomy |
removal of the spleen | splenectomy |
thymectomy | removal of the thymus |
lymphocyte | lymph cell |
phagocytosis | ingestion of foreign substances by specialized cells |
adenocarcinoma | glandular cancer |
immunosuppressor | agent that suppresses the immune response |
lymphadenopathy | disease affecting the lymph nodes |
lymphangitis | inflammation of lymphatic vessels |
splenectomy | removal of the spleen |
removal of the thymus | thymectomy |
toxicosis | systemic poisoning |
thymoma | tumor of the thymus gland |