| A | B |
|---|
| complex decongestive physiotherapy | activity that includes distal and proximal massage of edematous areas to facilitate lymphatic drainage into collateral vessels, application of compression dressings to relieve edema, active exercise to promote lymphatic circulation and care and maintenance of skin and nails |
| Epstein-Barr virus | virus that causes infectious mononucleosis |
| Hodgkin's disease | malignancy that produces enlargement of lymphoid tissue, the spleen, and the liver, with invasion of other tissues such as the bone marrow and lungs |
| infectious mononucleosis | viral disease that affects lymphoid tissues such as the tonsils and spleen and can involve other organs such as the brain, meninges, and liver as well |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation of the lymph nodes |
| lymphangitis | inflammation of the lymphatic vessels |
| lymphedema | disorder in which obstructed lymph circulation causes an accumulation of lymph within soft tissue |
| lymphoma | group of cancers that affect the lymphatic system |
| non-Hodgkin's lymphomas | group of malignant diseases that originate in lumph glands and other lymphoid tissue |
| Reed-Sternberg cells | malignant cells resulting from mutated lymphocytes that are indicative of Hodgkin's disease |
