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Removal of the spleen |
Splenectomy |
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Tumor of the thymus gland |
Thymoma |
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Record (x-ray) of lymph vessels |
Lymphangiogram |
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Infectious diseases associated with AIDS |
Opportunistic infections |
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Formation of lymph |
Lymphopoiesis |
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Pertaining to poison |
Toxic |
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Mass of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx |
Adenoids |
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Syndrome marked by enlargement of the spleen |
Hypersplenism |
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Suppression or deficiency of the immune response caused by exposure to HIV |
AIDS |
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A hypersensitivity or allergic state involving an inherited predisposition |
Atopy |
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Exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction |
Anaphylaxis |
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Antibodies secreted by plasma cells |
Immunoglobulins |
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Antiviral proteins secreted by T cells |
Interferons |
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Lymph nodes in the neck |
Cervical nodes |
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Malignancy of lymph nodes |
Hodgkin disease |
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Large phagocyte found in lymph nodes |
Macrophage |
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inguin/o |
Groin |
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thym/o |
Thymus gland |
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axill/o |
Armpit |
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cervic/o |
Neck; cervix |
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tox/o |
Poison |
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immun/o |
Immune; protection; safe |
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splen/o |
Spleen |
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lymphaden/o |
Lymph gland (node) |
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-edema |
Swelling |
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
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-poiesis |
Formation |
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-penia |
Deficiency |
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-phylaxis |
Protection |
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-oid |
Resembling; originating from |
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-pathy |
Disease |
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inter- |
Between |
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hyper- |
Above; excessive |
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retro- |
Behind; back; backward |
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Measures the amount of AIDS virus in the bloodstream |
Viral Load Test |
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X-ray imaging produces cross-sectional and other views of anatomic structures |
Computed Tomography |
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Screening test to detect anti-HIV antibodies in the bloodstream |
ELISA |
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T-cell lymphocytes that inhibit the activity of B-cell lymphocytes |
Suppressor T cells |
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Antibodies such as: IgG, IgE, IgM, and IgD |
Immunoglobulins |
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T-cell lymphocytes; aids B cells and antibody production; T4 Cells |
Helper T cells |
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Poisons (antigens) |
Toxins |
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T-cell lymphocytes that directly kill foreign cells; T8 cells |
Cytotoxic cells |
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Transformed B cells that secrete antibodies |
Plasma cells |
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Fluid in the spaces between cells |
Interstitial fluid |
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Introduction of altered antigens to produce an immune response |
Vaccination |
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Collection of fluid in tissues |
Lymphedema |
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Fungal infection associated with AIDS. Involves brain and meninges, lungs, and skin |
Cryptococcosis |
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HIV is |
The virus that causes AIDS |
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Cancer arising from the lining cells of capillaries producing bluish red skin nodules |
Kaposi sarcoma |
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Viral infection causing blisters on skin of lips, nose, or genitals |
Herpes simplex |
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What is oropharyngeal lymph tissue |
Tonsils |
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A group of symptoms produced by excess or cortisol from the adrenal cortex |
Crushing syndrome |
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Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood |
Myxedema |
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Insulin deficiency or resistance leads to hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis |
Diabetes mellitus |
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What is a hormone secreted by the pancreas |
Insulin |
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What is an example of an electrolyte |
Sodium |
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aden/o |
Gland |
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adren/o |
Adrenal gland |
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andr/o |
Male |
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calc/o |
Calcium |
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cortic/o |
Cortex, outer region |
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dips/o |
Thirst |
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estr/o |
Female |
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gluc/o |
Sugar |
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gonad/o |
Sex glands (ovaries and testes) |
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kal/i |
Potassium |
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lact/o |
Milk |
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myx/o |
Mucus |
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natr/o |
Sodium |
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pancreat/o |
Pancreas |
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somat/o |
Body |
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thyr/o |
Thyroid gland |
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ur/o |
Urine |
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-ectomy |
Removal; excision |
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-emia |
Blood condition |
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-genic |
Produced by or in |
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-tropin |
Stimulate; act on |
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-uria |
Urine condition |
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pan- |
All |
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tetra- |
Four |
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tri- |
Three |
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eu- |
Good, normal |
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Hormone stimulating childbirth |
Oxytocin |
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Condition caused by increased growth hormone after puberty |
Acromegaly |
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The "flight or fright" hormone |
Adrenaline |
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Inner portion of the gland above the kidney |
Medulla |
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Two glands enclosed in the scrotal sac of a male |
Testes |
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Located behind the stomach; alpha and beta islet cells secrete hormones |
Pancreas |
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Male hormone secreted by the testes |
Androgen |
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Female hormone secreted by the ovaries |
Estradiol |
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Cavity in the skull that contains the pituitary gland |
Sella turcica |
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Removal of a gland behind the thyroid gland |
Parathyroidectomy |
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Inflammation of the thyroid gland |
Thyroiditis |
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Pertaining to sugar in the blood |
Glycemic |
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High levels of calcium in the blood |
Hypercalcalcemia |
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Overactivity of the thyroid gland |
Hyperthyroidism |
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Hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex |
Addison disease |
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Congenitial hyposecretion of growth hormone |
Dwarfism |
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Hypersecretion of growth hormone from the antierior pituitary beginning before puberty |
Gigantism |
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Radioactive iodine is given orally and its uptake by the thyroid gland is imaged |
Radioactive iodine uptake scan |
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Hormones, electrolytes, glucose and other substances are measured in blood and urine |
Serum and urine tests |
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A device that detects radioactivity and visualizes the thyroid gland after IV administration of radioactive technetium compound |
Thyroid scan |
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Any steroid hormone produced and secreted by the adrenal cortex |
Corticosteroid |
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What is a normal thyroid function called |
Euthyroid |
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What increases blood sugar? |
Cortisol |
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What is an abnormally enlarged thyroid gland called? |
Goiter |
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