Glossary, Chapter 8

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Table 8.3 Anatomy and Physiology Terms Relating to Immunity

adenoid (n)   afferent (adj)   antibody (n); antibodies (pl)   antigen (n); antigenic (adj)   cisterna chyli (n); cisternae chyli (pl)   complement (n)   efferent (adj)  humor (n); humoral (adj)   immune (adj); immunity (n)   immunoglobulin (n)   immunology (n)   inflammatory response (n)   interferon (n)   involution (n)   lymph node (n)   macrophage (n)   mediastinum (n)   monocyte (n)   neutrophil (n)   palatine tonsil (n)   phagocytosis (n); phagocyte (n); phagocytic (adj); phagocytose (v); phagocytize (v)   pharyngeal tonsil   spleen (n)   thoracic duct (n)   thymosin (n)   thymus (n)   tonsil (n)

Table 8.6 Malignancies and Opportunistic Diseases Associated with AIDS

candidiasis Herpesviridae Kaposi's sarcoma   lymphoma   Mycobacterium avium intracellulare (MAI) complex   Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)  Pneumoncystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)

Table 8.7 Wellness and Illness Terms Relating to Immunity

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (n)   anaphylaxis (n); anaphylactoid (adj)   asthma (n)   ataxia telangiectasia (n)   autoimmune (n)   diabetes (n)   glomerulonephritis (n)   Gravesí disease (n)   Hashimotoís thyroiditis (n)   hay fever (n)   hemolytic anemia (n)   immune thrombocytopenic purpura (n)   immunodeficiency (n)   myasthenia gravis (n)   pernicious anemia (n)   retrovirus (n)   rheumatoid arthritis (n)   scleroderma (n)   shotty  systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (n)   Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (n)