lymphatic/immune systems + cancer

immun/o

protection

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph node

splen/o

thym/o

thymus gland

tox/o

poison

ana-

again, anew (excessive)

inter-

between

-megaly

enlargement

-pathy

disease

-itis

inflammation

-phylaxis

protection

anaphylaxis

unusual hypersensitivity to previously encountered foreign proteins/antigens

lymphedema

swelling due to lymphatic system blockage often in arms or legs

Lymphadenopathy

enlarged lymph nodes

Lymphoma

malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymph tissue

carcinoma

cancers arising from epithelial cell

Sarcomas

cancers arising from CT

cystic

forming large open spaces filled with fluid

fungating

mushrooming pattern of growth tumor cells pile on top of one another

inflammatory

redness heat swelling

medullary

large soft fleshy tumors

necrotic

containing dead tissue

polycoid

growths that form projections extending outward from base

verrucous

resembling a wart-like growth

ulcerating

open exposed surface from death of overlying tissue

axill/o

armpit

cervic/o

neck, cervix

-cytosis

condition of cells

-edema

swelling

-globulin

protein

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

auto-

self

retro-

backward

-stitial

pertaining to standing or positioned

-poiesis

formation

-penia

deficiency

cac/o

bad

carcin/o

cancer

onc/o

tumor

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

-brachy

short

meta-

change

neo-

new

-blastoma

immature tumor

-genesis

formation

-plasia, -plasm

formation, growth

-therapy

treatment

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-ectomy

surgical removal

alveol/o

alveolus, air sac

cauter/o

cancer cancerous

chem/o

chemical

cry/o

cold

fibr/o

fibers

follicul/o

small glandular sacs

fung/i

fungus, mushroom

medull/o

soft inner part

mucos/o

mucous membrane

mut/o

genetic change

mutagen/o

causing genetic change

necr/o

death

neur/o

nerve

papill/o

nipple-like

plas/o

formation

ple/o

many, more

polyp/o

polyp

prot/o

first

radi/o

rays

scirrh/o

hard

xer/o

dry

apo-

off, away

epi-

upon

tele-

far