CH 14: Terms, Abbrev., and Study

Question 1

Immun/o

Answer 1

protection

Question 2

Lymph/o

Answer 2

lymph

Question 3

Lymphaden/o

Answer 3

lymph node

Question 4

Splen/o

Answer 4

Spleen

Question 5

Thym/o

Answer 5

thymus gland

Question 6

tox/o

Answer 6

poison

Question 7

ana-

Answer 7

again, new

Question 8

inter-

Answer 8

between

Question 9

Substance capable of causing a specific hypersensitivity reaction in the body.

Answer 9

Allergen

Question 10

Exaggerated or unusual hypersensitivity to a foreign protein or other substance.

Answer 10

Anaphylaxis

Question 11

Hypersensitive or allergic state involving an inherited predisposition.

Answer 11

Atopy

Question 12

Helper T cells that carry the CD4 protein antigen on their surface.

Answer 12

CD4+ cells

Question 13

Malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue in spleen and lymph nodes. (Reed Sternberg cells are often found on microscopic analysis.)

Answer 13

Hodgkin Lymphoma

Question 14

Virus that causes AIDS

Answer 14

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Question 15

Malignant lesion associated with AIDS, arises from the lining of the capillaries and appears as dark colored skin nodules.

Answer 15

Kaposi Sarcoma

Question 16

Group of malignant tumors involving lymphoid tissue. Ex. follicular lymphoma and large cell lymphoma

Answer 16

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Question 17

Infectious diseases associated with AIDS.

Answer 17

Opportunistic Infections

Question 18

Drug that treats AIDS by blocking the production of protease, a proteolytic enzyme that helps create new viral pieces for HIV.

Answer 18

Protease Inhibitor

Question 19

Drug that treats AIDS by blocking reverse transcriptase, and enzyme needed to make copies of HIV.

Answer 19

Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (RTI)

Question 20

Weight loss, decrease in muscular strength, appetite, and mental activity associated with AIDS.

Answer 20

Wasting Syndrome

Question 21

AIDS

Answer 21

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Question 22

CD4+ cell

Answer 22

Helper T cell

Question 23

CD8+ cell

Answer 23

Cytotoxic T cell

Question 24

CMV

Answer 24

cytomegalovirus, causes AIDS related opportunistic infections

Question 25

Crypto

Answer 25

Cryptococcus, causes AIDS related opportunistic infections

Question 26

ELISA

Answer 26

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, test to detect anti-HIV antibodies.

Question 27

G-CSF

Answer 27

Granuloctye Colony-Stimulating Factor

Question 28

GM-CSF

Answer 28

Granulocyte-Microphage Colony-Stimulating Factor

Question 29

HAART

Answer 29

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, use of combinations of drugs that are effective against AIDS.

Question 30

Histo

Answer 30

Histoplasmosis, fungal infection seen in AIDS patients

Question 31

HIV

Answer 31

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Question 32

HSV

Answer 32

Herpes Simplex Virus

Question 33

IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM

Answer 33

Immunoglobulins

Question 34

IL1 to IL38

Answer 34

interleukins

Question 35

KS

Answer 35

Kaposi Sarcoma

Question 36

MAI

Answer 36

Mycobacterium Avium-Intacellulare complex, group of pathogens that cause lung and systemic disease in immunocompromised patients.

Question 37

MoAb

Answer 37

Monoclonal Antibody

Question 38

NHL

Answer 38

non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Question 39

PCP

Answer 39

Pneumocystis Pneumonia, opportunist AIDS related infection.

Question 40

PI

Answer 40

Protease Inhibitor

Question 41

RTI

Answer 41

Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor

Question 42

SCID

Answer 42

Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease

Question 43

Treg

Answer 43

regulatory T cell

Question 44

Toxo

Answer 44

Toxoplasmosis, parasitic infection associated with AIDS.