APPENDIX B
GLOSSARY
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Adenopathy--Enlargement of the glands, especially of the lymphatic glands.
Amebiasis--The state of being infected with an ameba.
Angiogram--A type of X-ray of blood vessels filled with a contrasting medium, done for
diagnostic purposes.
Angiomas--Tumors made up of blood vessels or lymph vessels.
Antibody--A molecule which interacts only with the antigen that induced its synthesis or
an antigen closely related to it.
Antiemetic--An agent preventing or alleviating nausea and vomiting.
Antigen--Any substance which is capable of inducing a specific immune response, like
an antibody.
Arroyos--A creek or stream in an arid region.
Ascites--Accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.
Asymptomatic--Showing or causing no symptoms.
Atrophy--A wasting away as in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or part.
B
Bradycardia--A slowing of the heartbeat.
C
Canaliculi--An extremely narrow tubular passage or channel.
Cervical--Pertaining to the neck or to the neck of any organ or structure.
Cholestasis--Stoppage or suppression of the flow of bile.
Cirrhosis--Liver disease.
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