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| thymulin, thymopoeitin, thymosins |
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| various polypeptides with hormonal characteristics secreted by the thymus |
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| stress involution, or acute involution of the thymus (more rapid than the normal slow involution with aging) |
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characterized by increased lymphocyte death, and mediated by high levels of corticosteroids
occurs in response to severe disease and metabolic stress associated with pregnancy, lactation, surgery, malnutrition, malignancy, and other systemic insults |
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| another name of t cells found in the cortex of the thymus in high numbers |
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| thymic interdigitating cell |
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| cell found in the medulla of the thymus that expresses class 1 &2 MHC proteins |
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| clonal deletion is also known as |
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Term
1) pharyngitis
2) tonsilitis |
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Definition
| viral or bacterial infection of the mucosa of the pharynx (1) that may lead to an enlarwgment of the tonsils (2) |
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Term
mycobacterium tubuculosis
mycobacterium avium-intrallulare
toxoplasmosa gondii |
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Definition
| diseases where an infectious organism directly invades and grows in a lymph node, which typically give rise to a granulomatous pattern of inflammation |
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| Helicobacter pylori (eradication of the infection may bring about resolution of the lymphoma) |
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Definition
| people with a MALT lymphoma(maltoma) of the stomach almost always have a ____ infection |
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lymphadenopathy-lymph node enlargment
splenomegaly
hepatomegaly
fever
weight loss
malaise |
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| common clinical presentation of lymphomas |
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Hodgkin's: doesn't say
non: composed of malignant B lymphocytes that may have a nodular(follicular) architecture and look like normal lymph nodes
there are no truly benign tumors of lymphoid tissue |
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| what is the difference between Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas? |
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| A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery, resulting from atherosclerosis coronary arteries are prone to this |
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| common rhythm disturbance do to an MI |
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| when a few muscles cells of the heart die at a time causing crushing chest pain on exertion, but relief at rest |
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