MT Ch6
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| Allergist | specialist in allergic reactions
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| Antigen | any substance that the body sees as being foreign
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| Allergen | any substance that produces an allergic reaction
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| Allergy | overreaction by the body to a particular antigen
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| Antihistamines | type of medication that works against histamine
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| Anaphylaxis | a severe response to an allergen
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| Immunologist | specialist in the immune system
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| Autoimmune Disorder | condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissues
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| Immunodeficiency Disorder | condition in which the immune response in compromised
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| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus; bloodborne infection in which the virus damages/kills cells of the immune system
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| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; most advanced/fatal stage of HIV
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| Immunotherapy | treatment of the immune system (involves stimulating the immune response)
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| Immunosuppressant | type of medication that prevents/reduces the body’s normal immune response
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| Oncologist | specialist in the prevention/causes/ treatments of tumors and cancer
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| Tumor | abnormal mass of tissue with uncontrolled cell multiplication
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| Neoplasm | new or strange formation (tumor)
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| Benign | not life-threatening
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| Malginant | potentially life-threatening
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| Myoma | tumor of muscle
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| Myosarcoma | tumor of muscle flesh
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| Angiogenesis | blood vessel creation (process by which a tumor supports its own growth by creating its own blood supply)
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| Cancer | class of diseases with uncontrolled cell multiplication and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues
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| Metastasize | process by which cancer spreads
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| Metastasis | change beyond control (new cancer site that results from the spreading process)
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| Carcinoma | cancerous tumor (that occurs in the cells that line the internal/external surfaces of the body/organs/glands)
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| Adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor from a gland
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| Sarcoma | tumor of flesh (that occurs in connective tissue like bone/fat/muscle/ vessels)
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| Osteosarcoma | tumor of bone flesh
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| Chondrosarcoma | tumor of cartilage flesh
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| Angiosarcoma | tumor of blood vessel flesh
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| Lymphangiosarcoma | tumor of lymph vessel flesh
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| Lymphoma | tumor of lymph (or any lymph tissue)
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| Leukemia | blood condition of white (blood cancer that usually affects the white blood cells)
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| Chemotherapy | drug of chemical treatment (that kills fast growing cells)
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| Antiangiogenesis | against blood vessel creation (type of medication that disrupts the blood supply to a tumor)
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| Antineoplastic | pertaining to being against the new or strange formation (type of medication that blocks the growth of malignant cells)
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| Cytotoxic | pertaining to cell poisoning (type of medication that kills to damages cells)
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| Brachytherapy | treatment that is a short (distance; administered internally with implanted devices)
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| Teletherapy | treatment that is a far (distance; administered externally using 3D computer imaging machines)
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| Lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph node
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| Lymphadenopathy | any disease of a lymph node
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| Lymphangioma | benign tumor of a lymph vessel
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| Splenomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the spleen
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| Splenorrhagia | excessive bleeding of the spleen
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| Lymphedema | swelling of the lymph (node)
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| Lymphangiography | process of taking a picture of a lymph vesel
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| Anti- | against
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| Brachy- | short
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| Meta- | change beyond
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| Aden/o | gland
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| Angi/o | blood vessel
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| Carcin/o | cancer
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| Chem/o | drug or chemical
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| Chondr/o | cartilage
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| Cyt/o or –cyte | cell
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| Immun/o | protected or safe (the immune system)
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| Lymphaden/o | lymph node
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| Lymphangi/o | lymph vessel
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| Lymph/o | lymph
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| Lymphocyt/o | white blood cell
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| My/o | muscle
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| Neo- | new or strange
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| Onc/o | tumor
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| Oste/o | bone
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| Phag/o | eat or swallow
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| Sarc/o | flesh
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| Splen/o | spleen
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| Tele- | far
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| -edema | swelling
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| -genesis | creation or reproduction
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -lytic | to reduce or destroy
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| -megaly | abnormal enlargement
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| -ologist | specialist
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| -oma | tumor
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| -plasm | formation
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| -plastic | pertaining to formation
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| -rrhagia | abnormal excessive fluid discharge (usually blood)
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| -stasis | control
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -toxic or tox/o | poison
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| T-Lymphocytes | produced in the Thymus; phagocytes (cells that eat)
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| B-Lymphocytes | antibodies (immunoglobulins)
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| -emia | blood condition
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| Ab | Antiobody
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| Ag | antigen
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| CA | Carcinoma
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| HL | Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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| IG | immunoglobulin
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| LE | lymphedema
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| MET | Metastasis
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| met | metastasize
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| NHL | non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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