Med Term Lynth System
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- Aden/o:
- gland
- Bas/o:
- base (non-acidic)
- Agglutin/o:
- clumping
- Blast/o:
- embryonic cells (immature)
- Chrom/o:
- Color
- Eosin/o:
- pink or rose-colored
- Erythr/o:
- Red
- Granul/o:
- Granuales
- Hem/o:
- Blood
- Hemat/o:
- Blood
- Immun/o:
- dealing with immunity
- Kary/o:
- nucleus
- Nucle/o:
- nucleus
- Leuk/o:
- white
- lymphaden/o:
- Lynth gland
- Lymph/o:
- lynth vessel
- Morph/o:
- shape
- Myle/o:
- bone marrow (miley cyrus)
- Neutr/o:
- neutral
- phag/o:
- swallowing or eating
- Plas/o:
- formation or growth (plastic surgery)
- Reticul/o:
- net or mesh
- Sider/o:
- Iron
- Ser/o:
- serum
- splend/o:
- spleen
- thromb/o:
- blood clot
- thym/o:
- thymos gland (lynth system)
- xen/o:
- foreign or strange
- -blast:
- embryonic
- -emia:
- blood condition
- -globin:
- protein
- -graft:
- transplantion
- -phil:
- attraction for...
- -poiesis:
- formation/production
- -stasis:
- standing still
- a/n:
- without
- allo:
- other or differing (skin from someone else)
- iso:
- same or equal
- macro:
- large
- micro:
- small
- anaphylaxis:
- severe allergic reaction
- antigen:
- stimulates the formation of antibodies (vaccine)
- antibody:
- cell formed for immunity
- host:
- an organism for other to live on or in
- oppurtunistic infections:
- happen to people with weakened immune systems
- serum:
- liquid portion of blood
- blood groups:
- A, B, AB, O+, O-
- lynth system:
- system that drains excess water and helps fight infection
- immune system:
- protects us from infection
- lymphocytes:
- white blood cells that protect immuntiy
- AIDS:
- acquired immuno deficiency syndrome
- anemias:
- low red blood count
- sickle cell anemia:
- hereditary anemia, mishapened red blood cells, pain
- exacerbation:
- flare up
- remissions:
- latency, dormancy
- edema:
- swelling
- hemophillia:
- clotting disorder (bleed to death)
- Infectious mononeucleosis
- infection of throat
- Leukemia:
- cancer of white blood cells
- Hodgkins Disease:
- Cancer of the lynth system
- Kaposi Sarcoma:
- oppurtunistic infection
- ascites:
- accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
- hemolysis:
- breaking apart of the blood
- immunity:
- protection
- lymphosarcoma:
- cancer of the lynth (hodgkins is worse)
- septicemia:
- blood infection
- blood culture:
- test of blood for infection
- CBC:
- complete blood count
- Hgb/Hct:
- Hemoglobin and Hematokin
- Monospot:
- test for mono
- erythocyte:
- red blood cell
- anticoagulants:
- prevent blood clots
- antineoplatics:
- drug against new growth (cancer)
- thrombolytics:
- clot busters :)