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Lymphatic/Immune
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metastasis | New cancer site resulting from spreading |
| Metastasize | Process by which cancer spreads |
| Myosarcoma | Malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue |
| Osteosarcoma | Malignant tumor in the upper shaft of long bones |
| Sarcoma | Malignant tumor derived from connective tissue |
| Anti- | Against |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| Immuno/o | Protected |
| Lymph/o | Lymph |
| Lymphaden/o | Lymph Node |
| Lmphangi/o | Lymph vessel |
| Neo- | New or strange |
| -oma | Tumor |
| Phag/o | Eat, swallow |
| -Plasm | Formation |
| Antigen-antibody | Reaction involves binding antigens to antibodies |
| Immunosuppressant | Is a medication that prevents or reduces the body's normal immune response |
| A systemic reaction | Is a severe response to an allergen, also known as anaphylaxis |
| Carcinoma | Is a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue |
| Allergen | Is a substance that produces an allergic reaction in an individual |
| Antifungal | Is an agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi |
| Antigen | Is any substance that the body regards as being foreign |
| Opportunistic infection | Is caused by a pathogen that normally does not cause disease unless the host is weakened by another condition |
| Malaria | Is a disease caused by a parasite that lives in certain mosquitoes and is transferred to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito |
| Autoimmune disorder | Is any of a large group of diseases characterized by a condition in which the immune system produces antibodies to work against its own tissues |
| Rubella | Is a viral infection that is also known as German or three-day measles |
| Immunodeficiency disorder | Occurs when the immune response is compromised |
| Streptococci | Bacteria that form a chain |
| Ductal carcinoma in stin | Is breast cancer at its earliest stage before the cancer has broken through the wall of the milk duct |
| Antibody | Is a disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of a specific antigen |
| Bacteria | One-celled microscopic organisms, some of which causes diseases in humans |
| Immunotherapy | The treatment of disease either by stimulating or repressing the immune response |
| Hodgkin's Lymphoma | Is distinguished from other types of lymphoma by the presence of reed-sternberg cells |
| Human immunodeficiency virus | Blood borne infection commonly known as HIV |
| Anaphylaxis | Commonly known as anaphylactic shock, is a sever life-threatening response to an allergen |
| Antibiotic | Is a medication that is capable of inhibiting the growth of or killing pathogenic bacterial microorganisms |
| Fx | Fracture |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| gt or gtt | Drops |
| GSW | Gun shot wound |
| ECG/EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| ENT | Ears, nose, and throat |
| ETT | Endotracheal tube |
| ETOH | Ethanol |
| F | Fahrenheit or female |
| FU | Follow-up |
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