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