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Body system

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Definition
lymph/o   lymph fluid  
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lymphaden/o   lymph nodes (gland)  
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lymphangi/o   lymph vessel  
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splen/o   spleen  
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thym/o   thymus gland  
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AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome   suppression immune response destruction of lymphocytes  
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lymphocytes   a type of white blood cell formed in lymphoid tissue  
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HIV human immunodeficiency virus   a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system  
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lymphoma   malignent tumor of lymph node  
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Hodgkin disease   example of lymphoma  
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lymph nodes   stationary collection of lymph tissue throughout body  
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thymus gland   gland in mediastinum  
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produce lymphocytes   thymus, immune system  
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lymph   clear fluid in tissue spaces circulates in lymph vessel  
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spleen   blood forming organ early life storage red blood cells  
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mononucleosis   acute infectious disease, enlargement lymph nodes increase of lymphocytes & monocytes  
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monocytes   a large, circulating white blood cell, formed in bone marrow and in the spleen, that ingests large foreign particles and cell debris.  
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lymphangiectasis   widening dilating lymph vessel  
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lymphoma   malignant tumor lymph nodes & tissue  
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ELISA   screening test for antibodies to AIDS virus  
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western blot   blood test for antibodies specific antigens HIV infection  
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lymphaden/o   cervical lymph nodes  
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axillary lymph nodes   armpit lymph nodes  
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mycobacterium avium complex   group of pathogens that cause lung disease  
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pneumocystitis   opportunistic infection  
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