| A | B |
|---|
| adenopathy | enlarged lymph glands |
| alopecia | loss of hair |
| arthralgia | painful joints |
| carditis | inflammation of the heart |
| chorea | continuous, rapid, jerky involuntary movements |
| congestive heart failure | impaired pumping capability of the heart |
| digitalization | the use of large doses of digoxin, at the beginning of therapy, to build up the blood levels of the drug to a therapeutic level |
| granulocytes | type of white blood cells; divided into eosinophils, basophils, and neutrophils |
| hemarthrosis | bleeding into the joints |
| hirsutism | abnormal body and facial hair growth |
| leukemia | uncontrolled reproduction of deformed white blood cells |
| lymphoblast | lymphocyte that has been changed by antigenic stimulation to a structurally immature lymphocyte |
| lymphocytes | single-nucleus, nonphagocytic leukocytes that are instrumental in the body's immune response |
| monocytes | 5% to 10% of white blood cells that defend the body against infection |
| petechiae | a small hemorrhage appearing as a nonraised, purplish-red spot of the skin, nail beds, or mucous membranes |
| polyarthritis | inflammation of several joints |
| purpura | hemorrhages into the skin or mucous membranes |
