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Lymphatic system

Roots for the Lyphatic system

QuestionAnswer
adeno gland
auto self
carcino cancer
chemo chemical
contra against
edema swelling
gen producing or causing
histo tissue
hyper- above normal
immuno protection
inter between
intra within
itis inflammation
leuko white
lympho lymph
lysis breakdown, dissolve
micro small
patho disease
penia deficiency
pseudo false
spleno spleen
toxic poisonous
thymoma thymus
lymphatic fluid straw colored fluid that goes between capillary blood and tissues
Lymphatic vessels transport excess tissue fluid back into the circulatory system
tonsils masses of lymphatic tissue that produces lymphocytes
spleen sac-like mass of lymphatic tissue located in the left abdominal cavity, just below the diaphragm
thymus lymphatic and endocrine gland most active during the neonatal and preadolescent periods that produces lymphocytes
immunity the body's ability to resist disease
autoimmune when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks normal tissue.
 

 



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