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Lymphatic System
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Undergraduate 1
09/27/2011
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lymphy/o
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lymph fluid
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lymphaden/o
 Definition
lymph node
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lymphangi/o
 Definition
lymph vessel
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
 Definition
suppression of deficiency of the immune response (destruction of lymphocytes) cause by exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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Lymphoma
 Definition
Malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue. Hodgkin disease is an example.
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Mononucleosis
 Definition
acute infectious disease with enlargement of lynph nodes and increased number of lymphocytes and monocytes in the bloodstream.
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Sarciodosis
 Definition
Inflammatory disease in which small nodules, or tubercles, form in lymph nodes and other organs.
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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Computed tomography (CT) scan
 Definition
x-rays views in the transverse palne for the disgnosis of abnormalities in lymphoid organs (lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus gland)
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ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay)
 Definition
a test to screen for antibodies to the HIV virus which causes acquired AIDS
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Western Blot Test
 Definition
a blood test to detect the presence of antibodies to specific antigens such as the HIV virus. it is regarded as a more precise test than the ELISA
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Chemotherapy
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treatment with powerful drugs to kill cancer cells (hodgkin disease, non hodgkin lymphoma, and multiple myeloma) and viruses such as HIV
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Radiotherapy
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treatment with high dose radiation to destroy malignant lesions in the body
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AIDS
 Definition
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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ELISA
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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HAART
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy (for AIDS)
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HD
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hodgkins disease
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HIV
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human immunodeficiency virus
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IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM
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Immunoglobulins (antibodies)
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MAC
 Definition
mycobacterium avium complex (a group of pathogens that cause lung disease in patients with depressed immune systems)
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PCP
 Definition
Pneumocystis pneumonia (opportunistic infection seen in patients with AIDS)
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