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Lymphatic/Immune
The Lumphatic and Immune System
Question | Answer |
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blast/o | embryonic, immature, formative element |
carcin/o | cancerous |
Cervic/o | neck, cervix |
-cide | causing death |
-genesis | creation reproduction, safe |
-lytic | to reduce, destroy |
neo- | new, strange |
-oma | tumor, neoplasm |
onc/o | tumor |
phag/o | eat, swallow |
-plasm | formative material of cells |
sarc/o | sacrum |
slpen/o | spleen |
-tic | pertaining to |
acquired immune deficiency syndrome | a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminat.. |
Allergen | any substance that can cause an allergy |
Anaphylaxis | life-threatening type of allergic reaction |
autoimmune disorders | a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue |
Antivirul Drugs | class of medication used specifically for treating viral infections. Like antibiotics for bacteria |
Bacilli | refers to a taxonomic class of bacteria |
Bacteria | large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms |
Carcinoma | uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the bo |
Lymph Nodes | are lymph nodes found in the neck. Lymph nodes are components of the lymphatic system. .... |
Complement | A thing that completes or brings to perfection. |
ELISA | Cervical Cancer treating strategy |
Herpes Zoster | commonly known as shingles and also known as zona, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a stripe |
Hodgkins Disease | cancer of lymph tissue found in the lymph nodes, spleen, liver, bone marrow, and other sites. |
Infectious Mononucleosis | an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus |
Interferon | proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, parasites or tumor cells. |
Lumpectonomy | A surgical operation in which a lump is removed from the breast. |
Rabies | a deadly viral infection that is mainly spread by infected animals. |
Immuno/o | Immune, protection, safe |