Medical Terminology Immune/Lymphatic Pathologies

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  1. 3. Disorder in which a deficiency of platelets results in abnormal blood clotting, marked by tiny purple bruises (purpura) that form under the skin.
  2. 7. complex chronic disorder marked by severe fatigue unrelieved by rest, often worsened by mental or physical activity; sometimes called chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS).
  3. 9. Group of more than 30 types of malignancies of B and T lymphocytes; also called lymphoma or malignant lymphoma.
  4. 12. Type of lymphatic cancer; also called Hodgkin lymphoma
  5. 14. Chronic form of megaloblastic anemia (producing many large, immature, dysfunctional RBCs), caused by a deficit in the absorption of vitamin B12 that reduces the body's ability to produce sufficient numbers of healthy RBCs.
  6. 15. Complication of bone-marrow transplantation in which lymphoid cells from donated tissue attack the recipient and cause damage to skin, liver, gastrointestinal tract, and other tissues.
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  1. 1. group of disorders caused when the immune system misidentifies RBCs as foreign and creates autoantibodies that attack them
  2. 2. A strain of Staphylococcus aureus that can be difficult to treat due to resistance to many antibiotics.
  3. 4. Group of disorders in which persistent or recurrent Candida fungal infections develop on the skin, nails, or mucous membranes.
  4. 5. inflammatory response that causes degenerative changes in the spinal vertebrae; sacroiliac joints; connective tissues such as tendons and ligaments in the hips, shoulders, knees, feet, and ribs; and tissues of the lungs, eyes, and heart valve
  5. 6. Cancer of lymphatic tissue not related to Hodgkin disease.
  6. 8. Virus that causes infectious mononucleosis, characterized by sore throat, pyrexia, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes.
  7. 10. Late-stage infection with the human immunodeficiency virus that progressively weakens the immune system
  8. 11. an immune response to a foreign antigen that results in inflammation and organ dysfunction
  9. 13. life-threatening systemic allergic reaction to a substance to which the body was previously sensitized