Lymphatic and Immune System Flashcards
Ab
antibody
ADC
AIDS dementia complex
Ag
antigen, silver
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ANA
antinuclear antibodies
APLS
antiphospholipid syndrome
ARC
AIDS related complex
ARV
AIDS related virus
EBV
Epstein Barr virus
ELISA
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
GVHD
graft versus host disease
HD
Hodgkin disease
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
Ig
immunoglobulin
IM
infectious mononucleosis
IT
immunotherapy
KS
Kaposi sarcoma
LAK
lymphokine activated killer (cells)
LE
lupus erythematosus
MAD
multiple autoimmune disorder
NHL
non-Hodgkin lymphoma
NK
natural killer (cells)
OPV
oral poliovirus vaccine
PSS
progressive systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
SCID
severe combined immunodeficiency disease
SLE
systematic lupus erythematosus
SS, Sjs
Sjogren syndrome
TAT
tetanus antitoxin
TLI
total lymphoid irradiation
vacc
vaccination