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.) |