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Interferons and interleukin. Cytotoxic cells. Aid B cells and antibody production;t4 cells

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T4 helper lymphocytes

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T-cell lymphocytes that inhibit the activity of B cell lymphocytes.
Type are T cell

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Suppressor T cells

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Transformed B cells that secrete antibodies

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Plasma cells

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Anti-viral protein secreted by T cells

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Interferons

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T cell lymphocytes that directly kill foreign cells; t8 cells.
Are t-cell lymphocytes.

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Cytotoxic cells

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Pertaining to poison

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Toxins

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Antibodies-IgC,IgE,IgM,IgD.

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Immunoglobulin

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Enlargement of the spleen

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Splenomegaly

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Disease of lymph glands (nodes)

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Lymphadenopathy

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Removal of the spleen

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Splenectomy

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Cancer arising from the lining cells of capillaries, producing bluish red skin nodules.
KS

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Kaposi sarcoma

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Major lung infection with fever, cough , chest pain and sputum. Treatment is with bactrim.

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Pneumocystis pneumonia

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Acute infection disease caused by Epstein Barr virus

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Atopy

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Protozoal infection associated with AIDs. Produces pneumonitis hepatitis and encephalitis

Toxo

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Toxoplasmosis

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Viral infection causing blisters on skin of lips,nose or genitals

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Herpes simplex

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Malignant tumor of lymph nodes

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Hodgkin disease

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Slight increase in numbers of lymphocytes

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Lymphocytosis

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Mediastinal t-Cell producer

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Thymus

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Formation of lymph

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Lymphopoiesis

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Movement away from midline of the body

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Abduction

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An inherited condition in which the bones of the arms and the legs fail to grow normally because of a defect in cartilage and bone formation; type of dwarfism

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Achondroplasia

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Displacement of a bone from its joint

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Dislocation

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Chronic ; progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, especially of the spine

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Ankylosing spondylitis

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Cystic mass arising from a tendon in the wrist

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Ganglion

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Chronic joint disease; inflamed and painful joints owing to autoimmune reaction against normal joint tissue and synovial membrane become swollen and thickened
Rheumatoid arthritis
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Abnormal swelling of metatarsophalangeal joint
Bunion
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Inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body
Gouty arthritis
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Chronic inflammatory diseases affecting not only the joints but also the skin, kidneys, heart and lungs
Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Compression of the median nerve on the wrist as it passes through an area between a ligament tendons bones and connective tissue
Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Club foot
Talipes
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Forward slipping of a vertebra over a lower vertebra | Slipping or subluxation of a vertebra
Spondylolisthesis
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Formation of bone marrow
Myelopoiesis
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Lateral curvatures of the spine
Scoliosis
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Anterior curvature of the spine
Lordosis
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Forms the forehead
Frontal bone
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Lower jawbone
Mandible
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Forms the back and base of the skull
Occipital bone
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Bon near the ear and connecting to the lower jaw
Temporal bone
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Upper jawbone
Maxilla
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Forms the roof and upper side parts of the skull
Partietal bone
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Cheekbone
Zygomatic bone
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Muscle that is connected to internal organs; involuntary muscle
Visceral
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Tumor (malignant) of cartilage
Chondrosarcoma
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Softening of cartilage
Chondromalacia
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suture of a tendon
Tenorrhaphy
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Surgical repair of a joint | Conditions of stiffening and immobility of a joint
Ankylosis
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Tumor (benign) of cartilage
Chondroma
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Doctor who specializes in treatment of joint disorder
Rheumatologist
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Inflammation of a tendon
Tendinitis
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chronic inflammation of bones and joints Chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerate changes in cartilage
Osteoarthritis
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Tick borne bacterium causes this condition marked by arthritis, myalgia, malaise and neurologic and cardiac symptoms
Lymph disease
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Inflammation of bone and bone marrow
Osteomyelitis
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Splintered or crushed bone
Comminuted fracture
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Surgical repair of a joint
Arthroplasty
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An opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave is
Foramen
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The projection of the temporal bone
Mastoid process
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Occipital, spenoid, frontal, temporal and ethmoid are bones of
Cranium
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Poor formation of bone
Osteodystrophy
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Operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disk
Laminectomy
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Vitamin D deficiency leads to softening of bone, which is known
Osteomalacia
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Inflammation of bone and bone marrow
Osteomyelitis
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Malignant tumor of smooth muscle
Leiomyosarcoma
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Wasting away (no development ) of muscle
Atrophy
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Bony benign growth arising from the surface of bone
Exostosis
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Immune response in which B cells transform into plasma cells and secrete antibodies
Humoral immunity
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Fibrous membrane separating muscles
Fascia
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Mandible, vomer, maxilla, and zygomatic are bones of
Facial or face
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Pain of many muscles
Polymyalgia
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Inflammation of a sac of fluid near the joint
Bursitis
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Method of separating serum proteins by electrical charge
Electrophoresis
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Infectious diseases associated with AIDs ; they occur because hiv infection lowers the body's resistance and allows infection by bacteria and parasites that normally are easily contained
Opportunistic infections
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Turning the palm upward
Supination
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Straightening of a flexed limb
Extension
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Circular movement around a central point
Rotation
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Bending a limb | Decrease the angle between bones
Flexion
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Movement toward the midline of the body
Adduction
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Turning the palm downward
Pronation

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