Medical Terminology

• What is atherectomy?

  Surgical removal of plaque
• What are the functions of the lymphatic system?

  • Return filtered lymph to veins
  • Absorb fats and fat-soluble vitamins
  • Remove waste products from tissues
  • Cooperate with immune system to destroy pathogens
• What are lymphatic capillaries?

  Blind-ended tubes that collect lymph
• What are lymphatic vessels?

  Extend from capillaries and become larger
• What is lymph?

  Part of interstitial fluid, clear with proteins
• What is interstitial fluid?

  Fluid that delivers nutrients and removes waste
• What is the structure of lymph nodes?

  Part of the lymphatic system
• What are the structures of the lymphatic system?

  • Lymph nodes
  • Lymph vessels
  • Tonsils
  • Thymus gland
  • Appendix
  • Spleen
• What is lymphedema?

  Swelling due to accumulation of lymph fluid
• What is splenomegaly?

  Abnormal enlargement of the spleen
• What is splenectomy?

  Surgical removal of the spleen
• What is an autoimmune disorder?

  Immune system attacks its own body
• What is carcinoma?

  Malignant tumor in epithelial tissues
• What is sarcoma?


  Malignant tumor from connective tissues
• What is lymphoma?

  Malignancies of lymphoid tissues
• What is a cytotoxic drug?

  Drug poisonous to cells
• What does ne/o mean?

  New
• What does phag/o mean?

  To eat or swallow