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74 Cards in this Set
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all/o |
other/different/strange |
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append/o |
appendix |
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chem/o |
chemical |
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cortic/o |
cortex/outer part of organ |
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immun/o |
immune system |
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lymphaden/o |
lymph nodes |
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lymphangi/o |
lymph vessel |
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lymph/o lymphat/o |
lymph/lymphatic system |
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onc/o |
mass/bulk/tumor |
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phag/o |
ingest,eat,engulf |
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rheumat/o |
to flow |
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splen/o |
spleen |
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thym/o |
thymus |
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tonsill/o |
lymph node/palatine tonsil |
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an- |
without |
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ana- |
up apart backward |
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anti- |
against |
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-edema |
swelling |
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-gen |
producing |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-phylaxis |
protection |
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AIDS |
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
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CBC |
complete blood count |
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HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
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HLA |
human leukocyte antigen |
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RA |
rheumatoid arthritis |
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RIA |
radioummunoassay |
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SLE |
systemic lupus erythematosus |
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lymphatic organs/glands |
appendix Peyer's patches spleen thymus gland tonsils |
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Immunity |
natural immunity - mother/child prebirth acquired immunity - obtained once having disease artificial immunity - immunizations/vaccation autoimmunity - immune to oneself |
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corticosteroids |
used as anti inflammatory agents |
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immunosuppressant |
interferes with immunity |
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suppressant |
to prevent or lessen |
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immunizations |
process by with resistance to an infectious disease is induced |
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vaccinations |
artificial immunity |
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antiviral agents |
treat viral infection/ conditions |
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location of lymph nodes |
abdomin/o - abdomen axill/o - arm pit cervic/o - neck inguin/o - groin thorac/o - chest |
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lymphoma |
tumor of lymph tissue |
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functions |
1. returns excess fluid and proteins from tissues to the blood stream 2. protects body from contamination and invading microorganisms (filter lymph) 3. Absorbs digested fats from the small intestines which are added to the blood stream with the lymph that is drained into the thoracic duct |
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cyst/o vesic/o |
bladder |
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glomerul/o |
glomerulus |
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lith/o |
stone |
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nephr/o ren/o |
kidney |
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noct/o |
night |
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olig/o |
night |
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py/o |
pus |
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pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
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ur/o urin/o |
urine |
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ureter/o |
ureter |
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urethr/o |
urethra |
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poly- |
many |
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-iasis |
condition of |
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-uria |
urine condition |
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Bacteria need |
moisture heat food |
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cellular waste products of metabolism excreted in urine |
urea uric acid |
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dialysis |
hem/o, peritone/o |
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antibiotics |
treat UTIs |
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antibacterials |
treat UTIs |
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antispasmodic |
treat frequency and incontinence |
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bacteriostatic |
inhibit bacterial growth |
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bacteriocidal |
kill bacteria |
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cholinergic |
treat post-operative or postpartum urinary retention |
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diuretics |
promote excretion of urine |
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BPH |
benign prostatic hypertrophy |
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BUN |
blood urea nitrogen |
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CAPD |
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
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ESRD |
end-stage renal disease |
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GFR |
glomerular filtration rate |
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IVP |
intravenous pyelogram |
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KUB |
kidneys, ureter and bladder |
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PSA |
prostate-specific antigen |
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UA |
urinalysis |
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UTI |
urinary tract infection |
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excretory systems of the body |
solid waste - digestive gaseous waste - respiratory liquid - integumentary and urinary |
