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)