Lymphatic System Basics
This fluid surrounds body cells and becomes lymph as it enters lymph capillaries.
What is interstitial fluid?
This prefix means "against,"
What is "anti-"? as in the word "antibody."
This suffix means "inflammation,"
What is "-itis"? as in the term "lymphadenitis."
This combining form refers to lymph,
What is "lymph/o"? as seen in "lymphocyte."
This is the term for a disease that causes swollen lymph nodes.
What is lymphadenopathy?
These small, bean-shaped structures filter lymph and contain lymphocytes.
What are lymph nodes?
This prefix means "between,"
What is "inter-"? as seen in "interstitial."
This suffix indicates "disease" or "disorder,"
What is "-pathy"? as seen in "lymphadenopathy."
This form means spleen,
What is "splen/o"? used in terms like "splenomegaly."
This life-threatening allergic reaction can cause severe swelling and difficulty breathing.
What is anaphylaxis?
This organ near the stomach filters blood, stores blood cells, and destroys old red blood cells.
What is the spleen?
Meaning "large,"
What is "macro-"?this prefix appears in words like "macrophage."
Meaning "enlargement," this suffix is found in the word "splenomegaly."
What is "-megaly"?
Meaning "thymus,"
What is "thym/o"? this combining form is used in words like "thymectomy."
This type of infection occurs in people with weakened immune systems, often seen in AIDS patients.
What is an opportunistic infection?
This system transports proteins and fluids that leak from the bloodstream back into it.
What is the lymphatic system?
This prefix means "within" or "inside,"
What is "intra-"? as in "intracellular."
This suffix means "tumor" or "mass,"
What is "-oma"? as seen in "lymphoma."
This combining form means immunity,
What is "immun/o"? as in "immunology."
This cancer of the lymphatic system is marked by Reed-Sternberg cells.
What is Hodgkin lymphoma?
These tiny vessels are the starting point for lymphatic fluid as it circulates.
What are lymphatic capillaries?
This prefix refers to "self,"
What is "auto-"?used in terms such as "autoimmune."
This suffix means "cell,"
What is "-cyte"? as in "lymphocyte."
This form refers to "eating" or "engulfing," as in "phagocyte."
What is "phag/o"?
This autoimmune disease causes the immune system to attack its own tissues, such as in systemic lupus erythematosus.
What is an autoimmune disease?