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UNIT 3
MEDICAL TERMS
| Lymphadenopathy | Swelling or enlargement of lymph nodes |
| Thymoma | A tumor that forms in the thymus, an organ in the upper chest that's part of the lymphatic system |
| Splenomegaly | An enlargement of the spleen |
| Tonsillitis | A medical condition that occurs when the tonsils become inflamed or swollen |
| Hyperthyroidism | Medical condition that occurs when the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone, which speeds up the body's metabolism |
| Pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas |
| Myocardial Infarction | A medical emergency where your heart muscle begins to die because it isn't getting enough blood flow. |
| Hypertension | A condition where the pressure of blood in the body's blood vessels is consistently too high |
| Aneurysm | A bulge or ballooning in the wall of a blood vessel that can occur anywhere in the body but is most common in the aorta or brain |
| Arrhythmia | An irregular heartbeat, or an abnormality in the heart's rhythm or rate: |
| Thyroid | A gland located beneath the larynx (voice box) that makes thyroid hormone and calcitonin. |
| Pancreas | A glandular organ located in the abdomen |
| Spleen | An organ that is part of the lymphatic and blood systems |
| Thymus | The organ primarily responsible for the production and maturation of immune cells |
| Lymphatic vessels | thin tubes that carry lymph fluid throughout the body, collecting it from tissues and returning it to the bloodstream |
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