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| malignant tumor of lymphatic tissue |
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| disease of lymph nodes (glands) |
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| dilation (-ectasis) of the small lymph vessels; often resulting from obstruction in large lymph vessels |
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| enlargement of the spleen |
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| tumore (malignant) of the thymus gland |
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| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome: suppression or deficiency of the immune response (destruction of lymphocytes) caused by exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
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| malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue (ex: Hodgkin disease) |
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| inflammatory disease in which small nodules, or tubercles, form in the lymph nodes and other organs (SARC/O means flesh, and -OID means resembling) |
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| inflammatory disease with enlargement of lymph nodes and increased numbers of lymphocytes and monocytes in the bloodstream |
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| computed tomography (CT) scan |
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| X-ray views in the transverse plane for the diagnosis of abnormalities in lymphoid organs (lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus gland) |
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| Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay: a test to screen for antibodies to HIV, which causes AIDS |
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| blood test to detect the presence of antibodies to specific antigens, such as HIV; regarded as more precise than the ELISA |
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| treatment with powerful drugs to kill cancer cells |
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| radiotherapy (radiation therapy) |
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| treatment with high-dose radiation to destroy malignant lesions in the body |
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| enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
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| highly active antiretroviral therapy (for AIDS) |
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| immunglobulins (antibodies) |
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| Mycobacterium avium complex (a group of pathogens that cause lung disease in patients with depressed immune systems |
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| Pneumocystis pneumonia (opportunistic infection seen in patients with AIDS) |
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