| A | B |
|---|
| -megaly | enlargement |
| RA | autoimmune joint disorder |
| SLE | butterfly rash on the face |
| corticosteroids | relieve the inflammation of SLE and RA |
| destruction of RBC | hemolysis |
| hematologist | specializes in diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders |
| oncologist | Dr who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| pathogen | substance that can produce disease |
| splenorrhaphy | suturing of a rupture spleen |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| AIDS | Advanced stage of HIV infection |
| antivirals | treat disease |
| antigen | substance that can induce an immune response |
| immunosuppressants | reduce the body's normal response to disease |
| anaphylaxis | life-threatening situation fue to a reaction to a foreign substance |
| autoimmunity | process where the body is immune to itself |
| inflammation | redness, irritation caused by injury or abnormal stimulation by a physical, chemical, or biologic agent |
| pathogen | substance that produces disease |
| T cell | cells that make up 80% of lymphocytes |
| Hodgkin Lymphoma | chronic malignant disease of the lymph nodes |
| tonsillectomy | excision of a tonsil |
| natural immunity | passed on from mother to baby |
| thymus | located superior to the heart ; endocrine gland |
| splen/o | spleen |
