M159 chapter 6

1. lymphangi/o

2. lymphaden/o

3. phag/o

4. bacilli

5. -oma

• lymph vessel

• lymph node

• eat, swallow

• rod-shaped bacteria

• tumor, mass

____ means becoming progressively worse and life-threatening. 

Malignant

A _____ is a malignant tumor in its original position that has not yet disturbed or invaded the surrounding tissues.

carcinoma in situ

____ is/are a group of about 30 species of bacteria that form irregular groups or clusters resembling grapes.

Staphylococci

A/An ____ is a severe, systemic response (sis-TEH-mik) to an allergen.

Anaphylaxis

____ is any disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes.

Lymphadenopathy

____ also known as lymphoid cells, are leukocytes that are formed in bone marrow as stem cells.

Lymphocytes

A/An ____ is/are a type of leukocyte that surrounds and kills invading cells.

phagocytes

____ is/are bacteria that form a chain.

Streptococci

The _____ is a group of proteins that normally circulate in the blood in an inactive form.

complement system

1. -oma

2. sarc/o

3. -lytic

4. staphyl/o

5. -cocci

• means tumor, neoplasm

• means flesh, connective tissue

• means to destroy

• means clusters or bunches of grapes

• means spherical bacteria

____ bind with specific antigens in the antigen-antibody response.

Immunoglobulins

1. neo-, ne/o

2. -tic

3. tele-

4. -lytic

5. splen/o

• new, strange

• pertaining to

• distant

• to reduce, destroy

• spleen

____ is also known as a yeast infection.

Candidiasis

A/An _____ is a medication that kills or damages cells.

cytotoxic drug

____ refers to all lymphomas other than Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

A/An ____ is a plant or animal that lives on or within another living organism at the expense of that organism.

parasite

____ is/are long, slender, spiral-shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are capable of movement.

Spirochetes

_____ is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus.

Infectious mononucleosis

A/An _____ is a substance that prevents or reduces the body’s normal immune response.

immunosuppressant

____ describes the process by which cancer is spread to a new site, and the term is also used to describe the tumor itself.

Metastasis

____ is a diagnostic test that is performed to detect damage or malformations of the lymphatic vessels.

Lymphoscintigraphy

A/An ____ is a benign tumor formed by an abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels due to a congenital malformation of the lymphatic system.

lymphangioma

1. immun/o

2. -plasm

3. onc/o

4. -edema

5. staphyl/o

• immune, protection

• formative material of cells

• tumor

• swelling

• clusters

_____ is breast cancer at its earliest stage before the cancer has broken through the wall of the milk duct.

Ductal carcinoma in situ

A/An ____ is an example of a benign tumor made up of muscle tissue.

myoma

A/An ____ is a severe response to an allergen.

systemic reaction

____ is caused by a parasite that lives in certain mosquitoes and is transferred to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito.

Malaria

____ is a parasite that is most commonly transmitted from pets to humans by contact with contaminated animal feces.

Toxoplasmosis

1. immun/o

2. -plasm

3. onc/o

4. -edema

5. staphyl/o

• immune, protection

• formative material of cells

• tumor

• swelling

• clusters

1. tox/o

2. lymph/o

3. -cocci

4. oste/o

5. lymphangi/o

• means poison, poisonous

• means lymph, lymphatic tissue

• means spherical bacteria

• means bone

• means lymph vessels

____ is a blood-borne infection that damages or kills T cells, weakening the immune system.

Human immunodeficiency virus

The ____ destroys worn-out erythrocytes and releases hemoglobin for reuse.

Spleen

____ means not life-threatening, though it may cause damage as it grows.

Benign

A/An ____ is caused by a pathogen that does not normally cause illness in healthy people.

Opportunistic infection

A/An ____ occurs when the immune system attacks its own tissues.

A/An ____ is/are any of a large group of diseases characterized by a condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissues, mistaking healthy cells, tissues, or organs for antigen.

Autoimmune disorder

A/An ____ is a substance that produces an allergic reaction.

Allergen

____, also called biological therapy, stimulates or suppresses the immune response.

Immunotherapy

____ are produced in response to antigens, especially viruses or tumor cells.

Interferons

To ____ means to spread from one place to another.

Metastasize

1. sarc/o

2. carcin/o

3. lymphangi/o

4. mamm/o

5. strept/o

• flesh, connective tissue

• cancer

• lymph vessel

• breast

• twisted chains

____ is an acute viral infection transmitted by the bite or saliva of an infected animal.

Rabies

____, also known as chickenpox, causes fever and itchy fluid-filled blisters.

Varicella

____ direct B and T cells to divide and proliferate.

Interleukins

1. carcin/o

2. onc/o

3. phag/o

4. -edema

5. my/o

• cancer

• tumor

• eat, swallow

• swelling

• muscle

A/An ____ is a hard-tissue sarcoma affecting long bones.

Osteosarcoma

____ is found in most body fluids and often causes silent infection.

Cytomegalovirus

A/An ____ destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.

Antifungal

_____are medications capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic bacterial microorganisms.

Antibiotics

___, also called German measles, causes a mild fever and pink rash.

Rubella

____ is swelling due to abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid.

Lymphedema

_____ is/are a group of proteins such as interferons (in-ter-FEAR-onz) and interleukins (in-ter-LOO-kinz) released primarily by the T cells.

Cytokines

____ are one-celled microscopic organisms.

Bacteria

A/An ____ occurs when the immune response is compromised.

Immunodeficiency disorder

A/An ____ is an example of a malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue.

Myosarcoma

A/An ____ is a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue.

Carcinoma

____ means pertaining to hemolysis, the breaking down of red blood cells.

Hemolytic

____ is a malignant tumor that arises from connective tissues.

Sarcoma

____ is a cancer of the immune system marked by Reed-Sternberg cells.

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

____ is a general term for malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues.

Lymphoma

A/An ____ is a disease-fighting protein created in response to a specific antigen.

Antibody

A/An ____ is caused by a pathogen that does not normally cause illness in healthy people.

Opportunistic infection

A/An ____ is any substance the body regards as foreign.

Antigen

____, commonly known as shingles, is an acute viral infection causing painful skin eruptions.

Herpes zoster

A/An ____, also called a cellular response, includes redness, itching, and burning at the site of allergen contact.

Localized allergic response

1. lymphaden/o

2. lymph/o

3. -plasm

4. tele-

5. strept/o

• lymph node or gland

• lymph

• formative material of cells

• distant

• twisted chain

____ starts in the milk duct and invades fatty breast tissue.

Infiltrating ductal carcinoma

____ is the most advanced and fatal stage of an human immunodeficiency virus.

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

A/An ____ is a small bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks, and mites.

Rickettsia

A/An ____, also called the immune reaction, involves binding antigens to antibodies.

Antigen–antibody reaction