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chapter 12
30 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| immun/o | exempt, protected |
| -ity | state or condition |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland, lymph node |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| lymph/o | lymph, lymph tissue |
| Adenoids | aden/o |
| Tonsils | tonsil/o |
| Thymus gland | thym/o |
| Splen/o | spleen |
| Appendix | append/o |
| auto- | self |
| -immune | immunity, immune response. |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| -edema | swelling |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord. |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| a- | no, not, negates meaning. |
| an- | no, not, negates meaning. |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ectomy | excision, cut out |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist, physician who studies and treats. |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlarged, enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |