Med Terms Chapter 6: Spleen and More

Tumor

Against

<p>A highly contagious disease caused by a herpes virus characterized by a fever and rash; also known as chickenpox.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A parasite transmitted from pets to humans by contact with contaminated animal feces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Radiation therapy administered at a distance from the body that is precisely targeted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A severe reaction to an allergen; also described as anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They form a chain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of about 30 species of bacteria that form irregular groups or clusters resembling grapes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abnormal enlargement of the spleen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Long, slender spiral-shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are capable of movement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A malignant tumor that arises from connective tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A viral infection characterized by a low-grade fever, swollen glands, inflamed eyes, and a fine, pink rash; also known as German measles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Small bacteria that live in lice, fleas, ticks, and mites that transmit infection to humans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An acute viral infection transmitted to humans through the bite or saliva of an infected animal.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A plant or an animal that lives on or within another living organism at the expense of that organism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A hard-tissue sarcoma usually involving the upper shaft of long bones, the pelvis, or the knees.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Caused by a pathogen that normally does not cause illness in healthy humans but is able to cause an infection in a weakened host.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term used to describe all lymphomas other than Hodgkin's lymphoma.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A benign tumor made up of muscle tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To spread from one place to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process by which cancer is spread to a new site.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A radiographic examination of the breasts to detect the presence of tumors or precancerous cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Becoming progressively worse and life-threatening.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A disease caused by a parasite that lives in certain mosquitoes and is transferred to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of leukocyte that surrounds and kills invading cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A diagnostic test to detect damage or malformations of the lymphatic vessels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A general term applied to malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of three types of cells formed in bone marrow as stem cells that act as specialized antibodies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Swelling due to an abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid within the tissues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A benign tumor formed by an abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proteins produced in response to the presence of antigens that activate the immune system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Breast cancer that starts in the milk duct and invades surrounding fatty breast tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus characterized by fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A treatment of disease by either stimulating or repressing the immune response.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Substances that prevent or reduce the body's normal immune response.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proteins that bind with specific antigens in the antigen-antibody response.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A bloodborne infection where the virus damages or kills T cells of the immune system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A malignancy of the lymphatic system distinguished by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An acute viral infection characterized by painful skin eruptions that follow the underlying route of the inflamed nerve.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Describes the function of destroying worn-out erythrocytes and releasing their hemoglobin for reuse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Breast cancer at its earliest stage, before it has broken through the wall of the milk duct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medication that kills or damages cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of large herpes-type viruses found in most body fluids.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Proteins released primarily by T cells that act as intracellular signals to begin the immune response.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of proteins that normally circulate in the blood in an inactive form.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A malignant tumor in its original position that has not yet disturbed or invaded surrounding tissues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An infection caused by yeast, a type of fungus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Not life-threatening.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of one-celled microscopic organisms, some of which are pathogenic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rod-shaped spore-forming bacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any disease characterized by the immune system producing antibodies against its own tissues.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The binding of antigens to antibodies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any substance that the body regards as foreign.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A disease-fighting protein created by the immune system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medications that inhibit the growth of or kill pathogenic bacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A severe response to an allergen where symptoms can develop quickly.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A substance that produces an allergic reaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The most advanced stage of an HIV infection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Poison, poisonous.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pertaining to.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flesh or connective tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formative material of cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Eat or swallow.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tumor or neoplasm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New or strange.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New or strange.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lymphatic vessel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lymph node or gland.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lymph, lymphatic tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Immune, protection, safe.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cancerous.</p> Signup and view all the answers