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Lymphatic and immune system medical terminology

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blasto-   embryonic, immature, formulative element  
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carcino-   cancerous  
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cervico-   neck, cervix (neck of uterus)  
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-cide   causing death  
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-genesis   creation, reproduction  
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immune/o-   immune, proection, safe  
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-lytic   to reduce, destroy  
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neo-   new, strange  
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-oma   tumor, neoplasm  
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onc/o-   tumor  
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phag/o   eat, swallow  
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-plasm   formative material of cells  
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sarc/o   sacrum  
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splen/o   spleen  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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Acquired Immune Deficency Disease (AIDS)   caused by HIV, virus that attacks the bodys immune system rendering it unable to fight off infections  
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allergen   substance that causes an allergic reaction  
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anaphyalaxis   extreme allergic reaction to an antigin (bee sting)  
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antiviral drug   any drug that destroys viruses  
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AutoImmune Disorder   any group of disease chracterized by the abnormal function of the immune system to priduce antibodies agaisnt the bodies tissues  
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Bacilli   various rod shaped, spore forming, aerobic bacteria  
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Bacteria   large group of microorganisms that are prokaryotic and unicellular  
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Carcinoma   malignant tunmor created in epitheilial tissue that may matastasize to other areas in the body  
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Cervical Lymph nodes   lymph nodes found in the neck  
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Complement   cascade system of glycoproteins that interact to provide many of the effection functions of humoral immunity and inflammation  
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ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immunoad Sorbent Assay)   Enzyme linked to an antibody or antigen as a marker for detection of a specific protein  
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Herpes Zoster   herpes virus that causes shingles( vesicle eruptions along the spine accompanied by neuralgia)  
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