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CH-12 FL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| carcinoma in situ carcin/o = cancer -oma = tumor, mass | a cancerous growth that has not spread beyond its original location; also called stage 0 cancer |
| immunologist immun/o = immune, protected -logist = one who studies | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats allergies and immune system conditions |
| immunology immun/o = immune, protected -logy = study of | the medical specialty related to the diagnosis and treatment of allergies and immune system conditions |
| lymphadenitis lymphaden/o = lymph node -itis = inflammation | inflammation of the lymph nodes |
| lymphadenopathy lymphaden/o = lymph node -pathy = disease | swelling of the lymph nodes |
| lymphedema lymph/o = lymph -edema = swelling | an abnormal buildup of lymph fluid in the body’s tissues, causing abnormal or excessive swelling |
| lymphocyte lymph/o = lymph -cyte = cell | a type of white blood cell that plays a role in boost- ing the body’s immune protection; B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells are subtypes |
| lymphoma lymph/o = lymph -oma = tumor, mass | cancer of the lymphatic system; Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma are two types |
| macrophage macro- = large -phage = one that eats | a type of white blood cell that surrounds and “eats” invading germs |
| metastatic cancer meta- = change -static = pertaining to place | cancer that has moved from its original site to affect other areas or body systems; for many types of cancer, may also be called stage IV cancer |
| monocyte mono- = one -cyte = cell | a type of large white blood cell that detects and de- stroys invading germs |
| mononucleosis mono- = one nucle/o = nucleus -osis = abnormal condition | an illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus with symptoms including extreme fatigue, sore throat, and fever; the condition is named for the large number of monocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood of an infected person; also called mono |
| multiple myeloma myel/o = bone marrow, spinal cord -oma = tumor, mass | bone marrow cancer that affects B cells; may result in abnormal antibodies and an imbalance in normal blood components |
| oncologist onc/o = tumor -logist = one who studies | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats cancer |
| oncology onc/o = tumor -logy = study of | the medical specialty related to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer |
| pathogen path/o = disease -gen = producing | a microorganism capable of causing infection and disease |
| sarcoidosis sarc/o = flesh -oid = resembling -osis = abnormal condition | a chronic disease in which small masses form throughout the body, especially in the lymph nodes, lungs, bones, and skin |
| splenomegaly splen/o = spleen -megaly = enlargement | enlargement of the spleen |
| tonsillitis tonsill/o = tonsil -itis = inflammation | inflammation of the tonsils |
| chemotherapy chem/o = chemical -therapy = treatment | a cancer treatment in which medications are given, usually intravenously, to destroy or stop the growth of cancer cells |
| immunotherapy immun/o = immune, protected -therapy = treatment | a general term for treatment that uses a person’s own immune system to fight disease; can be a form of cancer treatment |
| intradermal allergy test intra- = within derm/o = skin -al = pertaining to | a form of allergy testing in which a possible allergen is injected under the skin with a needle and syringe and the reaction monitored |
| lymphadenectomy lymphaden/o = lymph node -ectomy = surgical removal | the surgical removal of a lymph node or lymph nodes |
| lymphangiogram lymphangi/o = lymph vessel -gram = record, image | an image of lymph vessels and nodes that is cre- ated by x-ray with a contrast dye |
| sentinel node biopsy bi/o = life -opsy = visual inspection | a type of biopsy that can identify cancer metastasis; a sentinel node is the first lymph node where cancer cells are likely to spread from the original site |
| allergen-specific immunotherapy immun/o = immune, protected -therapy = treatment | a treatment for severe allergies that involves using small amounts of an allergen to gradually desensitize the patient’s immune system to the allergen (reduce the reaction) |
| autoimmune illness auto- = self -immune = immunity, immune response | an illness in which the body’s immune system attacks normal tissue in the body |
| thymic thym/o = thymus gland -ic = pertaining to | Pertaining to the thymus gland |
| splenitis spen/o = spleen -itis = inflamation | Inflammation of the spleen |
| appendectomy append/o = appendix -ectomy = surgical removal | removal of the appendix |
| adenomegaly aden/o = gland -megaly = enlargement | enlargement of a gland |
Created by:
Angel Guerrero