Clinical Terms
Terms
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- Aneurysm
- A balloon-like outpocketing of an artery wall that places the artery at risk for rupture'
- Angiogram
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vessel writting.
major technique for diagnosing coronary artery occlusion and risk of a heart attack - Diuretic
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Urinate
a chemical that promotes urine formation, thus reducing blood volume - Phlebitis
- Inflammation of a vein
- Phlibotomy
- A venous incision made for the purpose of withdrawing blood ro bloodletting
- Sclerotherapy
- Procedure used for removing varicose or spider veins
- Thrombophlebitis
- Intervascular clotting initiated by a roughening of a venous lining
- Elephantiasis
-
tropical disease
the lymphatics become clogged with parasitic roundworms. - Hodgkin's disease
- A malignancy of the lymph nodes.
- Lymphadenopathy
- any disease of the lynph nodes
- Lymphoma
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tumor of the lymphiod tissue.
whether benign or malignant. - Mononucleosis
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A viral disease common in adolescents and young adults
kissing disease. - Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Includes all cancers of lymphoid tissues except Hodgkin's disease.
- Sentinel node
- first node that receives lymph drainage from a body area suspected of being cancerous.
- Splenomegaly
- Enlargment of the spleen
- Tonsillitis
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Inflammation or
congestion of the tonsils - Lymphangiography
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Diagnostic procedure
lymphatic vessels are injected with diopaque dye -
Congenital thymic aplasia
Immune deficiency disease in whic the thymus fails to develop. -
Eczema:
Hypersensitivity response tha results in "weeping" skin lesions and intense itching. -
Hashinoto's thyroiditis:
Autoimmune disease caused by a cell-mediated attack on the thyroid gland. -
Immunization:
vaccination or injection of antiserum. -
Immunology:
The study of immunity. -
Immunopathology:
Disease of the immune system. -
Septic shock (septis):
The inflammatory response goes out of control(severe bacterial infection) -
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE):
A systemic autoimmune disorder tha occurs mainly in young females. - Congenital thymic aplasia
- Immune deficiency disease in whic the thymus fails to develop.
- Eczema:
- Hypersensitivity response tha results in "weeping" skin lesions and intense itching.
- Hashinoto's thyroiditis:
- Autoimmune disease caused by a cell-mediated attack on the thyroid gland.
- Immunization:
- vaccination or injection of antiserum.
- Immunology:
- The study of immunity.
- Immunopathology:
- Disease of the immune system.
- Septic shock (septis):
- The inflammatory response goes out of control(severe bacterial infection)
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE):
- A systemic autoimmune disorder tha occurs mainly in young females.