Medical terms chapter 7 part 6
A ___________ of lymphatic structures is the removal of either lymph nodes or lymphoid tissue to be examined for traces of disease.
biopsy
What is the treatment for early-stage lymphoma?
high-dose radiation
Which combination of word parts is needed to build a term that means removal of a lymph node?
lymphaden/o + -ectomy
Excision of a lymph node:
lymphadenectomy
The term that describes the removal of the spleen is _____ectomy.
splen
Excision of the spleen:
splenectomy
Hodgkin disease is differentiated by the presence of what?
Reed-Sternberg cells
What is removed during a tonsilloadenoidectomy (T&A)?
The pharyngeal tonsils and the palatine tonsils
Complete the term that means excision of the pharyngeal tonsils, _____ectomy.
adenoid
Which combination of word parts is needed to build a term that means excision of the palatine tonsils?
tonsill/o + -ectomy
Which term means the excision of the palatine tonsils?
tonsillectomy
If both the palatine and the pharyngeal tonsils are removed, the name of the procedure is:
tonsilloadenoidectomy (T&A)