Chapter 9: Blood, Lymph, And Immune Systems

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antibody

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protective protein produced by B lymphocytes in response to the presence of a foreign substance

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antigen

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substance, recognized as harmful, that stimulates formation of antibodies in an immunocompetent individual

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bile pigment

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substance from the breakdown of hemoglobin and excreted by the liver

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cytokine

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chemical substance made by certain cells that effects activity in other cells

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natural killer cells

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specialized lymphocytes that kill abnormal cells y releasing chemicals that destroy the cell membrane, causing its intercellular fluids to leak out

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aden/o

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gland

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aggluntin/o

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clumping, gluing

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bas/o

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base

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blast/o

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embryonic cell

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chrom/o

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color

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eosin/o

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dawn

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erythr/o

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red

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granul/o

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granule

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immun/o

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immune

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kary/o

nucle/o

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nucleus

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leuk/o

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white

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lymphaden/o

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lymph gland

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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morpho/o

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form, shape, structure

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myel/o

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bone marrow/ spinal cord

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neutr/o

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neutral, neither

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phag/o

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swallowing/eating

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plas/o

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formation, growth

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poikil/o

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varied, irregular

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reticul/o

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net, mesh

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ser/o

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serum

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sider/o

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iron

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splen/o

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spleen

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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xen/o

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aforeign, strange

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-blast

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embryonic cell

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-emia

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blood condition

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-globin

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protein

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-graft

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thransplantation

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-penia

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decrease/defiency

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-phil

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attraction for

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=phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-phylaxis

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protection

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=poiesis

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formation, production

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-stasis

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standing still

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a-

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without

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all-

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other, different than normal

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aniso-

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unequal

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iso

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same

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graft rejection

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process in which a recipient's immune system attacks a transplanted organ or tissue

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hematoma

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localized accumulation of blood in an organ

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hemoglobinopathy

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any disorder caused by abnormalities in the hemoglobin molecule

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lymphadenopathy

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any disease of the lymph nodes

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lymphedema

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swelling because of accumulation of lymph withing tissues

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multiple myeloma

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malignant tumor of plasma cells in the bone marrow

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sepsis

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presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood; also called blood poisoning

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immunotherapy

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any form of treatment that alters the body's natural immune mechanisms to treat disease

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sentinel node excision

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removal of the first node that recieves drainage from cancerous areas

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transfusion

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infusion of blood or blood products from one person to another person

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blood culture

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test to determine the presence of pathogens in the bloodstream

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complete blood count CBC

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series of tests