lymphatic system MT

adenoid/ectomy

excision of the adenoids

adenoid/itis

inflammation of the adenoids

auto/immune

self-protection

immun/o/logist

specialist in the study and treatment of protection

immun/o/logy

study of protection

splen/ectomy

excision of the spleen

splen/ic

pertaining to the spleen

splen/itis

inflammation of the spleen

splen/oid

like or resembling the spleen

splen/oma

tumor of the spleen

splen/o/malacia

softening of the spleen

splen/o/megaly

enlargement of the spleen

splen/o/pexy

surgical fixation of the spleen

splen/o/rrhaphy

suture of the spleen

thym/ectomy

excision of the thymus

thym/ic

pertaining to the thymus

thym/oma

tumor of the thymus

tonsill/ar

pertaining to the tonsils

tonsill/ectomy

excision of the tonsils

tonsill/itis

inflammation of the tonsils

lymph/aden/itis

inflammation of the lymph glands

lymph/aden/o/pathy

disease of the lymph glands

lymph/aden/osis

abnormal condition of the lymph glands

lymph/angi/o/pathy

disease of the lymph vessels

lymph/atic

pertaining to lymph

lymph/edema

swelling of lymph

lymph/o/cyte

lymph cell

lymph/oid

like or resembling lymph

lymph/oma

tumor of the lymph

path/o/gen/ic

pertaining to causing disease

path/o/logist

specialist in the study and treatment of disease

path/o/logy

study of disease

phag/o/cyte

cell that eats, swallows, or engulfs

phag/o/cyt/ic

pertaining to a cell that eats, swallows, or engulfs

Nonspecific immunity

General protection provided by the immune system against many different types of pathogens

specific immunity

the ability of the body to recognize and respond to a specific pathogen such as bacterium or virus

Thymus

small, butterfly shaped gland in the upper chest beneath the sternum