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lymphatic/endocrine
vocabulary for the endocrine and lymphatic with immune systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lymphocytopenia | Decrease of lymph fluid |
| Lymphocytosis | Increase of lymph fluid |
| Lymphadenitis | Inflammation of the lymph nodes |
| Splenomegaly | Enlargement of the spleen |
| Splenectomy | Excision of the spleen |
| Thymoma | Tumor of the thymus gland |
| Thymectomy | Excision of the thymus gland |
| Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) | A disease that affects the immune system due to a decrease of t-cells in the body and patient can acquire multiple infections like skin cancer |
| Allergy | Reaction that occurs when a person is exposed to a sensitive allergen |
| Lymphoma | Malignant tumor of the lymph nodes |
| Mononucleosis | Acute,infectious disease that affects the lymph nodes |
| Sarcoidosis | Inflammatory disease that affects the lymph nodes |
| T-cells | Lymphocytes formed in the thymus gland |
| Spleen | Organ near the stomach that produces, stores and eliminate blood cells |
| Thymus gland | Organ that produces t cells ly.phocyctes and aids in the immune system |
| Toxin | Poison |
| Tonsils | Masses of lymph tissue |
| Retrovirus | A virus that copies itself by using the host cells dna |
| Allergen | A substanice capable of causing specific hypersensitivity in the body |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| Opportunistic infections | Infectious diseases associated with aids |
| Anaphylaxis | An exaggerated or unusual hypersensitivity to foreign protein or other substances |
| Adenectomy | Excision of the gland |
| Adrenalectomy | Excision of the adrenal glands |
| Pancreatectomy | Excision of the pancreas |
| Parathyroidectomy | Excision of the parathyroid glands |
| Thyroiditis | Inflammation of the thyroid gland |
| Polydipsia | Excessive thrist |
| Hyperglycemia | High blood sugar |
| Hypokalemia | Low potassium in the blood |
| Glycosuria | Glucose in the urine |
| Goiter | Enlargement of the thyroid glands |
| Hyperthyroidism | Increased thyroid hormones (graves disease) |
| Thyroid carcinoma | Cancer of thyroid gland |
| Pheochromocytoma | Tumor of the adrenal glands |
| Diabetes mellitus | Increased blood sugar due to low Insulin in the body |
| Acromegaly | Enlargement of the extremities due to increase growth hormones in the body |
| Gigantism | Excessive production of growth hormone |
| Dwarfism | Decreased production of growth hormones |
| Diabetes insipidus | (Not sugar related) decrease of adh in the brain and causes kidneys not to reabsorb water and salt |
| Antidiuretic hormone (ada) | Hormones that sits on the kidney to regulate blood pressure a v balance |
| Hypocalcemia | Low calcium in blood |
| Adenitis | Inflammation of a glands or lymph node |
| Polyphagia | Increased appetite |
| Myxedema | Advanced hypothyroidism In adults |
| Adenoma | A collection of growths of granular origins. (It can grow from any organs Influting the colon, adrenal, pituitary, thyroid etc.) |
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