Medical, and surgical terms for blood, lymph and immune

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Immunotherapy

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Any form of treatment that alters, enchances, stimulates or restores the body’s natural immune mechanisms to treat disease

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Allergy Injections

Answer 2

Injection with increasing strengths of the offending antigen given over a period of months or years to increase tolerance to an antigen responsible for severe allergies

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Biological

Answer 3

Use of immune system stimulators to enhance the immune response in the treatment of certain forms of cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn Disease

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Bone Marrow Aspiration

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Removal of a small sample of bone marrow using a thin aspirating needing (usually from the pelvis) for microscopic examination

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Bone Marrow Transplant

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Infusion of healthy bone marrow stem cells after the diseased bone marrow is destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation therpay
Used to treat leukemia, aplastic anemia and certain cancers

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Autologous

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Infusion of patients own bone marrow or stem cells after a course or chemotherapy or radiation therapy

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Homologous

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Infusion of bone marrow or stem cells from a compatible donor after a course of chemotherapy or radiation

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Lymphadenectomy

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Removal of lymph nodes, especially in surgical procedures undertaken to remove malignant tissue

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Sentinel Node Excision

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Removal of the first node (sentinal node) that receives drainage from cancer-containing areas of the one most likely to contain malignant cells

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Transfusion

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Infusion of blood or blood products from one person (donor) to another person (recipient)

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Antinuclear antibody (ANA)

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Test to identify antibodies that attack the nucleus of hte individual’s own body cells (auto-antibodies)

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Blood Culture

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Test to determine the presence of pathogens in the blood stream

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Complete Blood Count (CBC)

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Series of test that includes hemoglobin, hematocrit, red and white blood cell counts, platelet count and differential (diff) count

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Monospot

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Nonspecific rapid serological test for the presence of the heterophile antibody, which develops several days after injection by Espetin-Barr Virus

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Partial Thomboplastin Time (PTT)

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Test that measures the length of time it takes blood to clot to screen for deficiencies of some clotting factors, also called activated partial thromboplastin time

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Prothrombin Time (PT)

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time that measures the time it takes for prothrombin to form a clot; also called pro time

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Shilling test

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Test used to diagnose pernicious anemia by determining if the body properly absorbs vitamin B12 through the digestive tract

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Bone marrow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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Highly sensitive imaging procedure that detects lesions and changes in bone tissue and bone marrow, especially in multiple myeloma

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Lymphangiography

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Visualization of lymphatic channels and lymph nodes using a contrast medium to determine blockages or other pathlologies of the lymph system

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Lymphoscintigraphy

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Intro of a radioactive tracer into the lymph channels to determine lymph flow, identify obstructions and locate sentinel node