Lymphatic Flashcards
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- A suppressed immune system caused by the pathogen HIV, transmitted through sexual contact, blood products, and needles, or from mother to infant perinatally.
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AIDS:
2
Q
- A malignant tumor of the lymphatic tissue that produces painless enlarged lymph nodes.
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Hodgkin’s disease:
3
Q
- Infectious disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus characterized by enlarged lymph nodes, increased lymphocytes, weakness, fatigue, fever, and sore throat.
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Infectious mononucleosis (IM):
4
Q
- A solid tumor, frequently malignant, of the lymphatic tissue such as Burkitt’s lymphoma and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Lymphoma:
5
Q
- A diffuse malignant tumor of the lymphatic tissue.
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Lymphosarcoma:
6
Q
- Malignant proliferation of plasma cells in the bone marrow.
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Multiple myeloma:
