Chapter 14: Vocabulary

Question 1

Autoimmune disease

Answer 1

Chronic, disabling disease in which the body produces antibodies against its own tissues.

Question 2

Immunoglobulin

Answer 2

Protein (antibody produced by plasma cells) that acts to protect the body by destroying antigens.

Question 3

Immunosuppression

Answer 3

Suppression (stopping) of the immune response

Question 4

Lymphopoiesis

Answer 4

Formation of lymph

Question 5

Lymphedema

Answer 5

Swelling of tissue due to accumulate of lymph fluid in intercellular spaces

Question 6

Lymphocytopenia

Answer 6

Deficiency of lymphocytes in the blood

Question 7

Lymphocytosis

Answer 7

Abnormal condition of increase in lymphocytes

Question 8

Lymphoid

Answer 8

Derived from lymph tissue

Question 9

Lymphadenopathy

Answer 9

Disease of lymph glands (nodes)

Question 10

Lymphadenitis

Answer 10

Inflammation of lymph glands (nodes)

Question 11

Splenomegaly

Answer 11

Enlargement of the spleen

Question 12

Splenectomy

Answer 12

Removal of the spleen

Question 13

Asplenia

Answer 13

Absence of the spleen. This condition may be congenital or result from surgical removal.

Question 14

Hypersplenism

Answer 14

A syndrome marked by splenomegaly (associated with anemia, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia).

Question 15

Thymectomy

Answer 15

Removal of the thymus gland

Question 16

Toxic

Answer 16

Pertaining to poison