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Lymphatic and Immune
Med Term II Lymphatic and Immune System
Question | Answer |
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antitoxin | against toxin or poison |
lymph cell | lymphocyte |
pathogen | disease producing agent |
aden (o) | gland |
immun (o) | immune |
lymph (o) | lymph |
lymphangi (o) | lymph nodes |
lymphagi (o) | lymphatic vessels |
splen (o) | spleen |
thym (o) | thymus |
tox (o) toxi toxico | poison, toxin |
excessive or overactive spleen | hypersplenism |
lymphoma | tumor of the lymph node |
enlargement of the spleen | splenomegaly |
thymus tumor | thymoma |
incision into the lymph node of the adenoid | lymphadenotomy |
removal of the adenoid lymph | lymphadenectomy |
removal of the spleen | splenectomy |
thymectomy | removal of the thymus |
lymphocyte | white blood cell associated with immune response |
phagocytosis | condition of a phagocyte (eating cell) |
adenocarcinoma | cancerous tumor of the adenal gland; glandular cancer |
imminosuppressor | agent to suppress immune response |
lymphagitis | inflammation of lymphatic vessels |
splenectomy | removal of the spleen |
removal o the thymus | thymectomy |
toxicosis | systemic poisoning |
thymoma | thymus tumor |
lymphadenopathy | disease of the lymph nodes |
AIDS | acquired immunodeiciency syndorme |
ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
AML | accute myelogenous leukemia |
AZT | azidothymidine |
CLL | chronic lymphoctic leukemia |
CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
EBV | epstein-barr virus |
EIZ, ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
IgA | Immunoglobulin A |
IgD | Immunoglobulin D |
IgE | Immunoglobulin E |
IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
IgM | Immunoglobulin M |
PCP | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
ZDV | zidovudine |