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Lymphatic and Immune
Med Term II Lymphatic and Immune System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |