Combining Forms and Terminology
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| autoimmune disease | Chronic, disabling disease in which the body produces antibodies against its own tissues. Examples are rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus.
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| Immunoglobulin | Protein (antibody produced by plasma cells) that acts to protect the body by destroying antigens.
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| Immunosuppression | Suppression (stopping) of the immune response.
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| Lymphopoiesis | Formation of lymph.
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| Lymphedema | Swelling of tissue due to accumulation of lymph fluid in intercellular spaces.
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| Lymphocytopenia | Deficiency of lymphocytes in the blood.
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| Lymphocytosis | Abnormal condition of increase in lymphocytes.
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| Lymphoid | Derived from lymph tissue.
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| Lymphadenopathy | Disease of lymph glands (nodes).
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| Lymphadenitis | Inflammation of lymph glands (nodes).
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| Splenomegaly | Enlargement of the spleen.
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| Splenectomy | Removal of the spleen.
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| Hypersplenism | A syndrome marked by splenomegaly (associated with anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia).
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| Thymoma | Tumor (malignant) of the thymus gland.
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| Thymectomy | Removal of the thymus gland.
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| Toxic | Pertaining to poison.
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| Anaphylaxis | An exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction to foreign proteins.
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| interstitial fluid | Pertaining to fluid that lies between body cells and eventually becomes lymph fluid.
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