Diseases and Conditions Lymphatic & Immune sys

Question 1

Transmissible infection caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and associated with suppression of the immune system; characterized by increasing susceptibility to infections, malignancies, and neurological diseases

Answer 1

acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Question 2

Malignancy of connective tissue, including bone, fat, muscle, and fibrous tissue, that is commonly fatal (because the tumors readily metastasize to various organs) and closely associated with AIDS; also called malignant neoplasm of soft tissue

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kaposi sarcoma

Question 3

Inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes, usually as a result of infection, obstruction, or removal of lymph channels

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lymphadenitis
lymph: lymph
aden: gland
-itis: inflammation

Question 4

Accumulation of fluid in soft tissue resulting from blockage of lymph that prevents lymph fluid from draining, and the fluid buildup leads to swelling; may be caused by inflammation, obstruction, or removal of lymph channels

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lymphedema
lymph: lymph
-edema: swelling

Question 5

Any malignant tumor of the lymph nodes or other lymph tissue

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lymphoma

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Malignant disease involving the lymph nodes and the spleen; characterized by the presence of unique Reed-Sternberg cells (malignant) in the lymph nodes; also called classical Hodgkin lymphoma or Hodgkin disease

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hodgkin

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A group of more than 20 different types of lymphomas (except Hodgkin lymphoma) that occur in older adults but are not characterized by Reed-Sternberg cells (malignant cells)

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non-Hodgkin

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Malignant disease of bone marrow plasma cells (antibody-producing B lymphocytes)

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multiple myeloma

Question 9

Immune cell located in lymph nodes, spleen, blood, and lymph

Answer 9

lymphocytes

Question 10

The retrovirus that causes AIDS is known

Answer 10

HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus

Question 11

Acute infection caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and characterized by a sore throat, fever, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes

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mononucleosis

Question 12

an autoimmune disease characterized by unusual antibodies in blood that inflame and damage connective tissues anywhere in the body

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)