Med Term Ch. 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | AIDS...a syndrome caused by the human immunodeficiency virus HIV, that renders immune cells ineffective, permitting opportunistic infections, malignancies, and neurologic diseases to develop; transmitted sexually or through contaminated blood |
| Allergen | substance that causes an allergic reaction |
| Anaphylaxis | a severe response to an allergen in which the symptoms develop quickly, and without help, the patient can die within a few minutes. |
| Autoimmune disorder | any of a large group of diseases characterized by a condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissues |
| Cytomegalovirus | a group of large herpes-type viruses that cause a variety of diseases |
| Cytotoxic drug | any drug that has a toxic effect on cells |
| Hemolytic | destroying worn-out red blood cells and releasing their hemoglobin for reuse |
| Hodgkin's lymphoma | distinguished from other lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known as Reed-Sternberg cells |
| Immunoglobulins | Blind with specific antigens in the antigen-antibody response. The five primary types are secreted by plasma cells, are also known as antibodies. |
| Immunotherapy | therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system |
| Infectious mononucleosis | An infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) that is characterized by fever, a sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes |
| Interferon | a family of proteins produced by the T cells whose specialty is fighting viruses by slowing or stopping their multiplication |
| Lymphadenitis | inflammation of lymph nodes |
| Lymphangioma | a benign tumor formed by an abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels due to a congenital malformation of the lymphatic system. |
| Lymphocytes | The specialized white blood cells that play an important role in immune reactions. |
| Malaria | Caused by a parasite that lives in certain masquitoes that is transferred to humans by the birs of an infected mosquito. Symptoms could include fever, shaking childds, headache, muscles aches, and tiredness. |
| Metastasis | the spreading of a disease to another part of the body |
| Myosarcoma | A malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue |
| Rickettsia | Small bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks, and mites..Rocky Mountain Fever is caused by this bacterium |
| Spirochetes | spiral-shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are capable of movement...Lyme disease |
| Antibody | A, Ab |
| Antigen | AG, Ag |
| Carcinoma | CA, Ca |
| Carcinoma in situ | CIS |
| Ductal carcinoma in situ | DCIS |
| Herpes zoster | HZ |
| Hodgkin's lymphoma | HL |
| Immunoglobulin | IG |
| Lymphedema | LE |
| Metastasis | MET |
| Metastasize | met |
| non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | NHL |
| Rickettsia | Rick |
| Varicella | VSZ |
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