Lymphatic &Immune Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
blast/o | Embryonic,immature,formative element |
carcin/o | carcerous |
cervic/o | nech,cervix(neck of uterus) |
-cide | Causing death |
-genesis | creation reproduction |
immun/o | immune,protection,safe |
-lytic | to reduce,destroy |
neo- | new stranger |
-oma | tumor,neoplasm |
onc/o | tumor |
phag/o | eat,swallow |
-plasm | formative material of cell |
sarc/o | sacrum |
splen/o | spleen |
-tic | pertainig to |
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 |
allergen | A substance,such as pollen, that causes an allergy. |
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. |
antiviral drug | any drug that destroys viruses |
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 |
bacilli | plural of bacillus. |
bacteria | in former systems of classification, a division of the kingdom Procaryotae, including all prokaryotic organisms except the blue-green algae |
carcinoma | a malignant new growth made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate surrounding tissues and to give rise to metastases. |
cervical lymph nodes | are lymph nodes found in the neck. |
complement | the complement of X is something that together with X makes a complete whole—something that supplies what X lacks. |
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). |
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. |
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 |
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- |
interferon | are proteins made and released by lymphocytes in response to the presence of pathogens—such as viruses, bacteria, or parasites—or tumor cells. |
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 |
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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