Case Study 4
filariasis
Terms
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- antigen
- foreign substance that is counteracted by immune system
- pulmonary
- pertaining to the lungs or breathing
- elephantiasis
- thickening of tissue in certain limbs
- febrile
- with fever
- subconjunctival
- pertaining to below the mucous membrane of the eye
- antibody
- proteins created by the immune system
- filariasis
- disease caused by parasitic worm
- immunochromatographic
- pertaining to studying an image of the immune system with use of color
- larvae
- early (or hatching) form of certain insects
- microscopy
- studying through use of a microscope
- infective
- having the potential to cause infection
- lesion
- change in structure caused by disease
- biopsies
- two views (examination)
- eosinophilia
- increase in eosinophils in the blood
- adenopathy
- disease of a gland
- neurologic
- pertaining to the study of the nervous system
- lymphadenopathies
- disease of the lymph glands
- arthropod
- invertebrate such as insect
- microfilariae
- tiny parasitic worms
- nodulectomies
- surgical removal of a nodule
- lymphedema
- swelling caused by insufficient lymphatic drainage
- molecular
- pertaining to molecules
- corneal-scleral punch
- instrument used to perforate the inner and outer layers of the eyeball
- centrifugation
- process of using a machine that separates substances
- hepatomegaly
- enlargement of the liver
- vertebrate
- animal with a backbone
- lymphadenitis
- inflammation of lymph glands
- periodicity
- quality of occurring regularly
- helminths
- parasitic worms
- onchocercoma
- mass that contains parasites
- saline
- containing salt
- lyzed
- separated or dissolved
- pruritus
- itching
- dermatitis
- inflammation of the skin
- episodic
- pertaining to a particular event that is part of a series
- ocular
- pertaining to the eye
- lymphatics
- any organ containing lymph
- morbidity
- state or incidence of disease
- hydrocele
- collection of fluid
- incubate
- develop under controlled conditions
- culture
- living material grown in controlled environment
- pigmentation
- coloration, usually pertaining to skin
- papular
- pertaining to small elevations in the skin
- microfilaremia
- presence of microfilariae in the blood
- angioedema
- swelling of the skin and mucous membranes
- asymptomatic
- not showing any symptoms
- polymerase chain reaction
- technique which creates copies of DNA segments
- serologic
- pertaining to the study of sera in the blood
- arthralgias
- pains in the joints
- dysfunction
- difficulty or inability to function
- loiasis
- disease caused by eye worm
- dermis
- innermost layer of skin
- subcutaneous
- pertaining to below the skin
- immunoassay
- test used to detect a substance
- lymphangitis
- inflammation of lymphatic vessels
- onchocerciasis
- disease caused by filarial worm
- diagnostic
- pertaining to a state of complete knowledge
- manifestation
- noticeable symptom of a disease