Blood and Lymphatic System Terms

A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood.

A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood.

A type of cancer that begins in the tissues covering the nasopharynx (the upper part of the throat behind the nose).

An x-ray study of lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels made visible by the injection of a special dye.

The adjective tying together lymphocytes, the organs they live in, and the half of blood production that makes them.

A white blood cell that is stimulated in a laboratory to kill tumor cells.

Dozens of separate diseases sit under this one word, some watched for years without treatment and others needing care within days.

Destructive growth of lymph cells, usually involving the lungs, skin, kidneys, and central nervous system.

A serious problem that may occur in lymphoma.

A serious problem that may occur in lymphoma.

A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood.

One of a group of related proteins made by leukocytes (white blood cells) and other cells in the body.

A broad label covering uncontrolled growth of immune cells, from harmless reactive swelling through to outright lymphoma.

An obsolete term for a malignant tumor of lymphatic tissue.

A scan that follows a trace of radioactive material through lymph channels to map where fluid from a given area drains.

A condition in which tissue or a limb becomes very swollen and thick, and changes color.

A cancer that can sometimes be driven into retreat by treating the infection that provoked it rather than by chemotherapy.

Mantle cell lymphoma is a B-cell lymphoma named for the lymph node zone it arises from, generally considered an aggressive subtype.

The area of the neck, chest, and lymph nodes in the armpit that are exposed to radiation.

An indolent (slow-growing) type of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma that begins forming in certain areas (the marginal zones) of lymph tissue.