LYMPHATIC ROOT
A lymph cell (a type of white blood cell).
lymph/o
Cell
-cyte
Phagocytose (consume) bacteria and other foreign materials.
Functions of spleen
Cancer spreads in an orderly manner to adjoining lymph nodes
Hodgkin disease:
Surgical removal (-ectomy) of the spleen.
splen/o
Study of
-logy
Body areas of neck, axilla, and groin
lymph nodes
Inflammation of the tonsils and adenoids
Tonsillitis
A tumor (-oma) of the thymus gland.
thym/o
Inflammation
itis
Cells develop and mature and also make up 75% to 85% of body lymphocytes.
T lymphocytes
Enlarged spleen
Splenomegaly
Tumor originating in the bone marrow
myel/o
Decrease, Deficiency
-penia
Cells mature in the bone marrow. lymphocytes make up 15% to 25% of lymphocytes.
B lymphocytes
Reactions to environmental antigens like pollens, molds, dusts, foods, and drugs
Allergies
A cell that eats (like bacteria or debris)
phag/o
Tumor, Swelling
-oma
a disk with raised edges that are thicker than the flattened center
RBC-red blood cells
Lupus erythematosus, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis
Auto immune disorders