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Medical Terminology Flashcards

• anti-: Prefix meaning "against," commonly used in medical terms to denote opposition to a condition or disease.

• carcin/o: Combines with other elements to specify something that is cancerous or related to cancer.

• immun/o: Refers to the immune system, indicating concepts related to protection, safety, and the body's ability to ward off diseases.

• lymph/o: Relates to lymph or lymphatic tissue, vital for the immune response and fluid balance in the body.

• lymphaden/o: Denotes lymph nodes or glands, critical for filtering lymphatic fluid and housing immune cells.

• lymphangi/o: Refers specifically to lymph vessels, which transport lymph throughout the body.

• neo-: Prefix meaning "new," often used to describe new growths or formations in medical contexts.

• ne/o: Alternative form of "neo-," maintaining the same meaning of "new."

• -oma: Suffix used to denote a tumor; common in oncology-related terms indicating growths.

• onc/o: Also indicates a tumor, frequently used in discussions of cancer and tumor pathology.

• phag/o: Means "eat," often appearing in terms related to the process of phagocytosis, where cells engulf debris or pathogens.

• -plasm: Refers to formation or substance, specifically in the context of cells or tissues.

• sarc/o: Relates to "flesh" or connective tissue, commonly used in terms associated with sarcomas.

• splen/o: Refers to the spleen, an organ integral to filtering blood and immune response.

• -tic: Suffix meaning "pertaining to," used to describe relations to a state or condition in medical terminology.

• tox/o: Indicates something that is poisonous, often used in contexts involving toxins and their effects on the body.