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Lymphatic &Immune

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blast/o   Embryonic,immature,formative element  
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carcin/o   carcerous  
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cervic/o   nech,cervix(neck of uterus)  
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-cide   Causing death  
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-genesis   creation reproduction  
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immun/o   immune,protection,safe  
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-lytic   to reduce,destroy  
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neo-   new stranger  
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-oma   tumor,neoplasm  
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onc/o   tumor  
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phag/o   eat,swallow  
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-plasm   formative material of cell  
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sarc/o   sacrum  
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splen/o   spleen  
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-tic   pertainig to  
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acquired immune deficiency systome   AIDS. a serious/often fatal disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles  
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allergen   A substance,such as pollen, that causes an allergy.  
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anaphylaxis   Hypersensitivity especially in animals to a substance, such as foreign protein or a drug, that is caused by exposure to a foreign substance after a preliminary exposure.  
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antiviral drug   any drug that destroys viruses  
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autoimmune disorder   A disorder caused by a reaction of an individual's immune system against the organs or tissues of the body. Autoimmune processes can have different results: slow destruction of a particular type of cell or tissue, stimulation of an organ into excessive gr  
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bacilli   plural of bacillus.  
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bacteria   in former systems of classification, a division of the kingdom Procaryotae, including all prokaryotic organisms except the blue-green algae  
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carcinoma   a malignant new growth made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate surrounding tissues and to give rise to metastases.  
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cervical lymph nodes   are lymph nodes found in the neck.  
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complement   the complement of X is something that together with X makes a complete whole—something that supplies what X lacks.  
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ELISA   stands for "enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay." This is a rapid immunochemical test that involves an enzyme (a protein that catalyzes a biochemical reaction). It also involves an antibody or antigen (immunologic molecules).  
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herpes Zoster   commonly known as shingles and also known as zona, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a stripe.  
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hodgkin's disease   previously known as Hodgkin's disease, is a type of lymphoma, which is a cancer originating from white blood cells called lymphocytes  
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infectious mononucleosis   also known as EBV infectious mononucleosis or glandular fever or Pfeiffer's disease or Filatov's disease & sometimes colloquially as the kissing disease from its oral transmission or simply as mono in North America and as glandular fever in other English-  
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interferon   are proteins made and released by lymphocytes in response to the presence of pathogens—such as viruses, bacteria, or parasites—or tumor cells.  
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lumpectomy   is a common surgical procedure designed to remove a discrete lump, usually a benign tumor or breast cancer, from an affected man or woman's breast  
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rabies   i.e., transmitted by animals,most commonly by a bite from an infected animal but occasionally by other forms of contact. Rabies is almost invariably fatal if post-exposure prophylaxis is not administered prior to the onset of severe symptoms  
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