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Feed and Protect Me
Veterinary Medical Terminology Chapter 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenocarcinoma | malignant growth of epithelial glandular tissue |
| blast/o | immature cell |
| squamous cell carcinoma | malignant tumor developed from squamous epithelial tissue |
| protocol | course of treatment |
| surgical excision | removal of the entire mass in addition to some normal tissue to ensure that the entire mass is removed |
| debilitated | weakened |
| inhibit | to slow or stop |
| resistant | not susceptible |
| vaccination | administration of antigen (vaccine) to stimulate a protective immune response against a specific infectious agent |
| opportunistic | able to cause diseasewhen disease normally would not be produced |
| anaphylaxis | severe response to a foreign substance; swelling, blocked airways, tachycardia, ptylism |
| carcinogen | substance that produces cancer |
| necrotic | containing dead tissue |
| ulcerating | having depressed, open areas |
| cystic | fluid filled |
| anaplastic | reverting to a more immature form |
| diffuse | evenly spreading |
| dysplastic | abnormal cell development |
| hyperplastic | excessive cell numbers |
| fine needle aspirate, FNA | when cells are aspirated through a needle |
| allergen | substance capable of inducing an allergic reaction |
| intact | the skin does not have any cuts, abrasions, scrapes, opening or alterations |
| immunity | the state of being resistant to a specific disease |
| cell-mediated immunity | T cells are responsible; they directly attack the invading antigen; it is the most effective against viruses that infect body cells, cancer cells, and foreign tissue cells |
| humoral (antibody-mediated) immunity | B cells are responsible; produce antibodies that react with the antigen or substances produced by the antigen; it is most effective against bacteria, viruses that outside body cells, and toxins; also involved in allergic reactions |
| thym/o | thymus |
| immun/o | protected |
| splen/o | spleen |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| lip/o | fat |
| icteric serum | yellow pigmented serum |
| hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells |
| hemorrhage | loss of blood |
| -philia | increase |
| -cytosis | increase |
| -penia | decrease |
| -emia | blood condition |
| leuk/o | white |
| -phage | eating |
| coagulation | process of clotting |
| blood | fluid that supplies body tissues with oxygen, nutrients (vitamins, mineral, glucose, and amino acids), and various chemicals such as hormones |
| serum | liquid portion of blood with clotting proteins removed |
| plasma | straw-colored fluid portion of blood that transports nutrients, hormones, and waste products; contains clotting proteins |
| hematology | study of blood |
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