ELIH103 Chapter 5

surgical removal of the spleen

• monocyte

• splenectomy

• lymphangioma

• Lymphangiography

a benign abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels forming a mass

• lymphangioma

• lymphocytosis

• lymphangiography

• lymphangiogram

referring to the groin

• lymph

• interferon

• inguinal

• immunotherapy

a deficiency in or breakdown of a person’s immune system

• immunosupressant

• immunodeficiency

• immunotherapy

• immunity

a specific type of vaccination

• immunosupressantion

• immunotherapy

• immune

• immunization

a large white blood cell that ingests disease-causing organisms

• splenomegaly

• lymphoma

• macrophage

• monocyte

small circulating lymphocytes produced in the bone marrow

• T-cells

• monocytes

• lymph

• antibody

a fatal allergic reaction to a specific antigen after previous sensitization that is characterized especially by respiratory symptoms, fainting, itching, and urticaria

• allergy

• anaphylactic shock

• allergen

• allergic

inflammation of the adenoidal tissue

• adenoiditis

• axillary

• antineoplastic

• immunity

an immune system protein that helps to protect cells against attack by some kinds of viruses

• lymph

• interferon

• inguinal

• immunosuppression