Tham khảo tài liệu 'dictionary of nursing part 6', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | luteo- 174 tion LH. Also called interstitial cell stimulating hormone luteo- luitioo prefix 1. yellow 2. corpus luteum luxation lAk seiJ o n noun same as dislocation Lyme disease laim di zi z noun a viral disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi transmitted by bites from deer ticks. It causes rashes nervous pains paralysis and in extreme cases death. lymph limf noun a colourless liquid containing white blood cells which circulates in the lymph system from all body tissues carrying waste matter away from tissues to the veins. Also called lymph fluid COMMENT Lymph drains from the tissues through capillaries into lymph vessels. It is formed of water protein and white blood cells lymphocytes . Waste matter such as infection in the lymph is filtered out and destroyed as it passes through the lymph nodes which then add further lymphocytes to the lymph before it continues in the system. It eventually drains into the brachiocephalic innominate veins and joins the venous bloodstream. Lymph is not pumped round the body like blood but moves by muscle pressure on the lymph vessels and by the negative pressure of the large veins into which the vessels empty. Lymph is an essential part of the body s defence against infection. lymph- limf prefix meaning same as lympho- used before vowels lymphaden- limfedon prefix relating to the lymph nodes lymphadenectomy Jimla do iiektomiz noun the surgical removal of a lymph node NOTE The plural is lymphadenectomies. lymphadenitis limfedo naitis noun inflammation of the lymph nodes lymphadenoma Jimfedo noomo noun same as lymphoma lymphadenopathy Jimlaalo impoOi noun any unusual condition of the lymph nodes NOTE The plural is lymphadenopathies. lymphangi- limfendji prefix lymphatic vessel lymphangiectasis Jimfendsi ektosis noun swelling of the smaller lymph vessels as a result of obstructions in larger vessels lymphangiography liml a ogrof i noun an X-ray examination of the lymph vessels following introduction of radio-opaque material .
