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Ch09 Blood and Lymphatic Systems Flashcards

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aggultin/o-

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To clump (root)

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aniso-

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Unequal (root)

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bas/o-

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Base (root)

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blast/o

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Embryonic stage of development (root)

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blast (suffix)

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Embryonic stage of development (suffix)

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chrom/o-

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Color (root)

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coagul/o-

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Clotting (root)

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cyt/o-

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Cell (root)

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emia (suffix)

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Blood condition (suffix)

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eosin/o

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Red, rosy (root)

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erythr/o-

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Red (root)

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globin (suffix)

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Containing protein (suffix)

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hem/o-

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Blood (root)

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hemat/o-

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Blood (root)

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is/o-

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Equal (root)

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kary/o-

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Nucleus (root)

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leuk/o-

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White (root)

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lytic (suffix)

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Destruction (suffix)

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mono-

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One (root)

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morph/o-

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Form, shape (root)

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myel/o-

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Bone marrow or spinal cord (root)

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nucle/o-

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Nucleus (root)

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oid (suffix)

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Resembling (suffix)

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osis (suffix)

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Condition (suffix)

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penia (suffix)

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Decrease in; deficiency (suffix)

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phage (suffix)

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To eat (suffix)

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phag/o-

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To eat (root)

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philia (suffix)

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Attraction to (suffix)

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phoresis (suffix)

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Transmission (suffix)

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poiesis (suffix)

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Formation (suffix)

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poikil/o-

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Varied; irregular (root)

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sider/o-

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Iron (root)

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spher/o-

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Round; sphere (root)

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stasis (suffix)

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Stopping or controlling (suffix)

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thromb/o-

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Clot (root)

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cyte (suffix)

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Cell (suffix)

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hyper-

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Excessive (prefix)

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immun/o

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Immune, protection (prefix)

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lymph/o

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Lymph (prefix)

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lymphaden/o-

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Lymph gland (prefix)

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lymphangi/o-

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Lymph vessel (prefix)

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mon/o-

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One (prefix)

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sarc/o-

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Flesh (prefix)

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agglutination

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Clumping of cells resulting from interactiong with agglutinins

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albumin

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Plasm protein, helps maintain blood volume and pressure

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allergen

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Substance that can produce a hypersensitive reation in the body

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allergy

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A hypersensitive reation to normally harmless antigens

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anaphylaxis

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An exaggerated life-threatening hypersentivity reaction to previously encountered antigen

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anisocytosis

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Abnormal condition of the blood characterized by RBCs of abnormal and variable size

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antibodies

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Substances produced by the body in response to pathogens or foreign subtances

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ascites

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Abnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of fluid containing many proteins and electrolytes

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bilirubin

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Orange-yellow pigment of bile formed principally for hemoglobin breakdown in RBCs

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coagulation

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process of transforming liquid into a solid, especially of blood

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corpuscle

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Any cell of the body; a red or white blood cell

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dyscrasia

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Abnormal condition of the blood or bone marrow (e.g. leukemia)

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edema

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Abnomal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues

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erythemia

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Abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells

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erythroblast

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Immature RBC

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erythrocyte

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Mature RBC

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erythropoiesis

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Process of RBC production

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hematologist

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Medical specialist in the field of hematology

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hematology

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The scientific study of blood and blood-forming tissues

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hemolysis

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Breakdown of RBCs and the release of hemoglobin

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hemorrhage

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A loss of a large amount of blood in a short amount of time, externally or internally

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hemostasis

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Termination of bleeding by mechanical or chemical means or by the coagulation body process

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hyperalbuminemia

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An increased level of albumin in the blood

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hyperbilirubinemia

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Greater than normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood

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hyperlipemia

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Excessive level of blood fats; typically from lipoprotein lipase deficiency

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hyperlipidemia

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Excessive level of blood fats; typically from lipoprotein lipase deficiency

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leukocytopenia

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An abnomal decrease in WBCs to <5000 cells per cubic mm

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myeloid

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Of or pertaining to the bone marrow or the spinal cord

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pancytopenia

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Marked reduction in the number of RBCs, WBCs and platelets

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pica

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A craiving to eat unusual (non-food) subtances

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septicemia

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Systemic infecttion where pathogens are circulating in bloodstream

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seroconversion

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Change in serologic tests from negative to positive as antibodies develop in reaction

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serology

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Branch of lab medicine that studies blood serum (antigen-antibody interaction) for evidence of infection

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splenomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the spleen

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thrombocytopenia

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Abnormal hematologic condition of reduced number of platelets

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thrombus

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A clot

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anemia

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Decrease in hemoglobin in the blood, thus deficiency of oxygen

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aplastic anemia

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Characterized by pancytopenia, inadequacy of formed blood elements

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hemolytic anemia

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Reduced amount of circulation RBCs due to their destruction

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iron deficiency anema

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Deficiency of hemoglobin level due to lack of iron in the body

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pernicious anemia

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Deficiency of mature RBCs and the formation/circulation of megaloblasts

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poikilocytosis

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RBC shape variation

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Sickle cell anemia

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Chronic hereditary form of hemolytic anema; RBCs become crescet shaped due to lack of oxygen

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granulocytosis

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Abnormally elevated number of granulocytes in the circulating blood as a result of infection

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hemochromatosis

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Rare iron metabolism disease characterized by iron depostis throughout the body

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hemophilia

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Prolonged bleeding times, dueo to hereditary inadequacies of coagulation factors

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leukemia

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Excessive uncontrolled increase of immature WBCs leading to infection, aneami, and thrombocytopenia

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multiple myeloma

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Malignant plasma cell neoplasm that causes increase of mature and immature plasma cells

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polycythemia vera

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Abnormal increase in the number of RBCs, granulocytes, and thrombocytes

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pupura

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Collection of blood beneath the skin in the form of pinpoint hemorrhages appearing as red-purple skin

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thalassemia

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Hereditary form of hemolytic anemia in which the alpha/beta hemoglobin chains are defective

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hypersensitivity

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Abnormal condition characterized by an excessive reaction to a particular stimulus

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immunity

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State of being resistant to or protected from a disease

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lymph

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Interstitial fluid picked up by the lymphatic capillaries and eventually returned to the blood

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lymphadenopathy

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Any disorder of the lymph nodes of lymph vessels, characteried by localized or generalized swelling

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