Lymphatic And Immune System

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Lymphocytes

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Leukocytes work together with the body's organs to defend the body against antigens.

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Lymph/o means lymph, -cytes means cells

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Antigen

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Substance that the body regards as being foreign. Includes viruses, bacteria, toxins,and transplanted tissues.

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Differentiation

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Modified to perform a specific function. Changes enable these lymphocytes to act as specialized antibodies that are capable of attacking specific antigens.

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B cells

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Specialized lymphocytes that produce antibodies. Each lymphocyte makes a specific antibody that is capable of destroying a specific antigen.

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T cells

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Get the T in their name from their origin in the thymus.

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Also known as T lymphocytes

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Interferons

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Activate the immune system, fight viruses by slowing or stopping their multiplication, and signal other cells to increase their defenses.

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Spleen

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Filters microorganisms and other foreign material from the blood.

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Hemolytic

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Functions of destroying worn-out erythrocytes (red blood cells) and releasing their hemoglobin for reuse

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Hem/o means blood, -lytic means to destroy

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Antibody

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Disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of a specific antigen.

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Anti- means against

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Immunoglobulins

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Bind with specific antigens in the antigen-antibody response. Immunoglobulins which are secreted by plasma cells

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Phagocytes

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Specialized leukocytes that act as part of the antigen-antibody reaction by destroying substances such as cell debris dust,pollen,and pathogens by the process of phagocytosis.

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Phag/o means to eat or swallow,-cyte means cell

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Macrophage

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Type of leukocyte that surrounds and kills invading cells

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Macro- means large, -phage means a cell that eats

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Complement system

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Group of proteins that normally circulate in the blood in an inactive form. Cells complement the ability of antibodies to ward off pathogens by combining with them to dissolve and remove pathogenic bacteria and other foreign cells.

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Immunity

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Being resistant to a specific disease.

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Lymphadenitis

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Inflammation of the lymph nodes known as swollen glands

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Lymphaden means lymph node, -itis means inflammation

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Lymphadenopathy

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Any disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes (lymphaden/o means lymph node,-pathy means disease

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Lymphagioma

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Benign tumor formed by an abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels due to a congenital malformation

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Lymphaden/o means lymph node, angi means lymph vessel,-oma means tumor

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Lymphedema

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Swelling of the tissues due to an abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid within the tissues. Caused by damage to the lymphatic system that prevents lymph from draining property

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Lymph means lymph, -edema means swelling

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Allergy

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Overreaction by the body to a particular antigen

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Allergen

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Substance that produces an allergic reaction in an individual.

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Anaphylaxis

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Severe response to an allergen,without prompt medical aid, the patient can die within a few minutes.

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Autoimmune disorder

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Large group of diseases characterized by a condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against its own tissues,mistaking healthy cells,tissues,or organs for antigens.

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Immunodeficiency disorder

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Occurs when the immune response is compromised.

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Compromised means weakened or not functioning properly.

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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Virus damages or kills the T cells of the immune system, causing it to progressively fail, leaving the body at risk of developing many life-threatening opportunistic infections.

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Kaposi's sarcoma

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Frequently associated with HIV. This cancer causes patches of abnormal tissue to grow under the skin; in the lining of the mouth,nose,and throat; or in other organs.

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Immunotherapy

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Disease treatment that involves either simulating or repressing the immune response

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Immun/o means immune, -therapy means treatment

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Synthetic immunoglobulins

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Used as a post-exposure preventive measure against certain viruses, including rabies and some types of hepatitis.

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Immunosuppression

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Treatment to repress or interfere with the ability of the immune system to respond to stimulation by antigens

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Immunosuppressant

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Substance that prevents or reduces the body's normal immune response. Prevent the rejection of donor tissue.

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Cytotoxic drug

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Medication that kills or damages cells

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Cyt/o means cell,tox means poison,-ic means pertaining to. Drugs are used as immunosuppressants or as antineoplastics.

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Pathogen

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Microorganism that causes a disease in humans.

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Bacteria

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One-celled microscopic organisms

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Bacilli

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Rod-shaped sporeforming bacteria

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Bacilli means rod shaped

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Rickettsia

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Small bacterium that lives in lice,fleas, and mites.

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Rocky mountain spotted fever is caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick.

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Spirochetes

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Spiral shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are capable of movement.

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Lyme disease

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Transmitted to humans by the bite of a tick that has had contact with a deer infected with the spirochete.

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Streptocci

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Bacteria that form a chain

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Strept/o means twisted chain,-cocci means spherical bacteria,responsible for serious illness such as strep throat meningitis.

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Malaria

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Transferred to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. Symptoms develop from 1 to 4 weeks after being infected and include fever,shaking chills,headache,muscle aches,and fatigue

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Toxoplasmosis

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Transmitted from pets to humans by contact with contaminated animal feces.

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Rubella

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Cause defects in a developing fetus.

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Known as German measles,or three-day measles

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Measles,mumps,and rubella vaccination

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Prevent these viral illnesses

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Rabies

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Acute viral infection that is transmitted to humans through the bite or saliva of an infected animal.

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Infected animal is said to be rabid

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Cytomegalovirus

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Found in most body fluids.

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Cyt/o means cell,megal/o means large, vir means virus,-us is a singular noun ending

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Varicella

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Highly contagious, fever and a rash consisting of hundreds of itchy,fluid-filled blisters that burst and form crusts.

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Infectious mononucleosis

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Characterized by fever,a sore throat,and enlarged lymph nodes. Swelling of the spleen or liver involvement can also develop.

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Antibiotics

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Medications capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic bacterial microorganisms

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Anti- means against, bio means life,-tic means pertaining to

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Antifungal

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Agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi

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Anti- means against, fung means fungus,-al means pertaining to

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Antiviral drug

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Used to treat viral infections or to provide temporary immunity

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Anti- means against, vir- means virus, -al means pertaining to.

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Oncology

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Study of the prevention, causes,and treatment of tumors and cancer

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Onc- means tumor,-ology means study of.

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Neoplasm

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Abnormal growth of body tissue

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Neo means new or strange,-plasm means formation

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Benign tumor

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Not a form of cancer,and it is not life-threatening

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Myoma

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Example of a benign tumor made up of muscle tissue

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My means muscle, -oma means tumor

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Myosarcoma

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Malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue

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My/o means muscle, sarc means flesh, -oma means tumor

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Metastasize

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Spread from one place to another

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Metastasis

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Describes the process by which cancer is spread to a new site. Also used to describe the tumor itself

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Carcinoma

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Malignant tumor occurs in epithelial tissue

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Carcin means cancer,-oma means tumor

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Sarcoma

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Malignant tumor that arises from connective tissues

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Sarc means flesh,-oma means tumor

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Osteosarcoma

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Hard-tissue sarcoma that usually involves the upper shaft of the long bones,pelvis, or knee

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Oste/o means bone,-oma means tumor

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Hodgkin's lymphoma

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Distinguished by the presence of large,cancerous lymphocytes known as Reed-sternberg cells.

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Ductal carcinoma in situ

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Breast cancer at it's earliest stage before the cancer has broken through the wall of the milk duct.

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Mammography

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Detect the presence of tumors or precancerous cells

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Mamm/o means breast, -graphy means the process of producing a picture or record.

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Cytoxic drugs

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Used for both immunosuppression and chemotherapy

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Teletherapy

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Radiation therapy administered at a distance from the body.

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Tele- means distant,-therapy means treatment