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Antibody (Ab) |
Protective protein produced by B lymphocytes in response to the presence of a foreign substance called an antigen |
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Antigen |
Substance, recognized as harmful to the host, that stimulates formation of Ab in an immunocompetent individual |
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Bile Pigment |
Substance derived from the breakdown of hemoglobin & excreted by liver |
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Cytokine |
Chemical substance produced by certain cells that initiates, inhibits, increases, or decreases activity in other cells |
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Immunocompetent |
Ability to develop an immune response or recognize antigens & respond to them |
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Natural Killer (NK) cells |
Specialized lymphocytes that kill abnormal cells by releasing chemicals that destroy the cell membrane, causing its intercellular fluids to leak out |
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Adenoid |
Resembling a gland |
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Aggultination |
Process of clumping |
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Basophil |
Attraction to base (alkaline dyes) |
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Erythroblastosis |
Abnormal increase of embryonic red (cells) |
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Hypochromic |
Under (decrease in) color |
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Eosinophil |
Attraction for rose colored dye |
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Hematoma |
Blood tumor |
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Karyolysis |
Destruction of the nucleus |
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Leukemia |
White blood condition |
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Lymphadenopathy |
Disease of lymp nodes |
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Lymphoid |
Resembling lymph |
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Lymphangioma |
Tumor (composed of) lymph vessels |
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Myelogenic |
Relating to the origin in bone marrow |
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Neutrophilic |
Pertaining to an attraction for neutral dyes |
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Phagocyte |
Cell that eats (foreign material) |
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Aplastic |
Pertaining to a failure to form |
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Poikilocyte |
Cell that is irregular or varied (in shape) |
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Reticulocyte |
Cell (that contains a) net or meshwork |
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Serology |
Study of serum |
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Sideropenia |
Deficiency in iron |
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Splenorrhagia |
Bursting forth of the spleen |
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Thymopathy |
Disease of the thymus gland |
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Anemia |
Without blood |
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Hemoglobin |
Blood protein |
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Autograft |
Self transplantation |
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Leukocytosis |
Abnormal increase in WBCs |
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Erythropenia |
Decrease in RBCs |
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Electrophoresis |
Carrying an electric (charge) |
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Anaphylaxis |
Against protection |
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Hemopoiesis |
Formation of blood |
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Hemostasis |
Standing still of blood |
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Amorphic |
Without a definite form |
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Allograft |
Transplantation from another (2 different individuals) |
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Isochromic |
Pertaining to the same color |
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Macrocyte |
Large (red) cell |
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Microcyte |
Small (red) cell |
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Mononucleosis |
Abnormal increase of mononuclear cells |
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Polymorphic |
Pertaining to many forms or shapes |
