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Lymphatic and Immune
Lymphatic and Immune System Med term 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |