Medical terminology

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Infectious mononucleosis

Caused by the Epstein-Barr virus

Immunoglobulins

Bind with specific antigen-antibody response

Staphylococci

A group of about 30 species of bacteria that form irregular groups or clusters resembling grapes

Rubella

A viral infection characterized by a low-grade fever, swollen glands, inflamed eyes and a fine, pink ras

Rabies

An acute viral infection that is transmitted to humans through the bite or saliva of an infected animal

Carcinoma in situ

A malignant tumor in its original position that has not yet disturbed or invaded the surrounded tissues

Complement system

A group of proteins that normally circulate in the blood in an inactive form

Cytokines

A group of proteins such as interferons and interleukins released primarily by the T-cells

Cytomegalovirus

Found in most body fluids

Ductal carcinoma in situ

breast cancer at its earliest stage before the cancer has broken through the wall of the milk duct

Cytotoxic drug

A medication that kills or damage cells

Hodgkin’s lymphoma

A cancer of the immune system distinguished by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known as reed-Sternberg cells

Osteosarcoma

A hard-tissue sarcoma that usually involves the upper shaft of the long bones, pelvis, or knee

Parasite

A plant or animal that lives on or within another living organism at the expense of that or that organism

Herpes zoster

An acute viral infection characterizedby painful skin eruptions that follow the underlying route of an inflamed nerve

Hemolytic

Function of destroying worn-out erythrocytes

Immunosuppressant

A substance that prevents or reduces the body’s normal immune response

Human immunodeficiency virus

A bloodborne infection in which the virus damages or kills the T cells of the immune system, causing it to progressively fail, thus leaving the body at risk of developing many life-threating opportunistic infections

Autoimmune disorder

Any of a large group of diseases characterized by a condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissues, mistaking healthy cells, tissues or organs for antigens

Antifungal

An agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi