Medical Terminology Simplified

5–115 Recall that angi/ois used in words to denote a vessel (usually blood

or lymph). Angio/card/itis is an inflammation of the heart and blood

____________________.

5–116 Combine lymph/oand angi/oto form a new element that means

lymph vessel.

____________________ / _____

5–117 Use lymphangi/oto form a word that means tumor composed of lymph

vessels.

____________________ / __________

5–118 Use angi/o to develop medical words that mean

suture of a vessel:__________ / _____ / ____________________

surgical repair of a vessel:__________ / _____ / ____________________

rupture of a vessel:__________ / _____ / ____________________

5–119 Similar to veins, lymph vessels contain valves that keep lymph flowing in

one direction, toward the thorac/ic cavity.

Thorac/ic means pertaining to the____________________.

5–120 The (3)thoracic ductand the (4) right lymphatic ductcarry lymph into

veins in the upper thoracic region. Label these two ducts in Figure 5–10.

5–121 Use -oidto form a word that means resembling lymph.

____________________ / __________

5–122 The word that means any disease of the lymphat/ic systemis

____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

5–123 Small, round structures called lymph nodes not only produce

lymph/o/cytes, but also filter and purify lymph by removing such harmful substances

as bacteria and cancerous cells.

Lymph cells are known as ____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

5–124 The major lymph node sites are the (5) cervical nodes,(6) axillary nodes,

and (7) inguinal nodes.Label the three major lymph node sites in Figure 5–10.

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

184 CHAPTER 5• Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

vessels

lymphangi/o

lymphangi/oma

lĭm-făn-jē-Ō-mă

chest

lymph/o/cytes

LĬM-fō-sīts

angi/o/rrhaphy

ăn-jē-OR-ă-fē

angi/o/plasty

ĂN-jē-ō-plăs-tē

angi/o/rrhexis

ăn-jē-ō-RĔK-sĭs

lymph/oid

LĬM-foyd

lymph/o/pathy

lĭm-FŎP-ă-thē