Combining forms Ch 14

Chronic, disabling disease in which the body produces antibodies against its own tissues. Examples are rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus

Protein (antibody produced by plasma cells) that acts to protect the body by destroying antigens.

Suppression (stopping) of the immune response.

formation of lymph

swelling of tissue due to accumulation of lymph fluid in intercellular spaces.

deficiency of lymphocytes in the blood.

abnormal condition of increase in lymphocytes

derived from lymph tissue

disease of lymph glands (nodes)

inflammation of lymph glands (nodes)

enlargement of the spleen

a syndrome marked with splenomegaly (associated with anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia)

tumor (malignant) of the thymus gland

removal of the thymus gland

pertaining to poison

an exaggerated hypersensitivity rection to foregin proteins

pertaining to fluid that lies between body cells and eventually becomes lymph fluid.