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Mod B
Unit #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aden/o | gland |
| -al | pertaining to |
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessels |
| blast/i | immature, embryonic |
| cyt/o | cell |
| -cyte | cell |
| -itis | inflammation |
| lymph/o | lymph, lymphatic tissue |
| -lysis | destruction, break down, seperation |
| -lytic | reduce, destroy |
| macro- | large, abnormal size or length, long |
| megal/0 | large, great |
| -megaly | large, great, extreme, enlargement |
| mono- | one, single |
| neur/o | nerve, pertaining to nerves, |
| -oid | resembling, like |
| -oma | tumor, neoplasm |
| -osis | disease, abnormal condition |
| -phage | one that eats, a cell that destroys |
| plasm/o | molded or formed |
| -rrhagia | hemorrage, burstin forth |
| sarc/o | cancer of connective tissue, flesh |
| splen/o | spleen |
| tox/o | poison |
| cytomegalovirus | herpes-like virus, (AIDS) |
| lymphadenitis | swollen glands |
| lymphangioma | tumor of lymphatic vessels |
| lymphocytes | a type of WBC, white blood cells found in blood and lymph tissue |
| lymphosarcoma | malignant tumor in lymphoid tissue |
| neuroblastoma | cancer of nerve cells |
| sarcoma | malignant tumor of the connective tissue |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| splenorrhagia | hemorrhaging of the spleen (bleeding) |
| toxoplasmosis | infection with a protozoan parasite (common in AIDS) |
| antibody | substance developed by the body in response toa specific antigen |
| atigen | substances such as a virus, bacterium or toxin that stimulates the production of antibodies |
| ARC | AIDS related complex (causes disease secondary to AIDS) |
| aspergillosis | infection caused by a fungus which causes lesion common in ARC (AIDS related complex) |
| dyscrasia | any disease (any abnormal condition) |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunoassay |
| GC (GO) ? | gonorrhea |
| immunodeficiency | inadequate immune system |
| immunosuppression | interference with immune system |
| nosocomial | hospital acquired infection |