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antibody
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protective protein produced by B lymphocytes in response to presence of a foreign substance called an antigen
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antigen
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substance recognized as harmful to the host and stimulates formation of antibodies in an immunocompetent individual
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bile pigments
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substances derived from the breakdown of hemoglobin, produced by the liver, and excreted in the born of bile
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cytokines
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chemical substances produced by certain cells that initiate, inhibit, increase, or decrease the activity of other cells
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cytokines are important chemical communicators in the immune response, regulating many activities associated with immunity and inflammation
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extracellular fluid
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all body fluids found outside cells, including interstitial fluid, plasma, lymph, and CSF
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provides stable environment for body cells
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host
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organism that maintains and harbors another organism
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immunocompetent
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ability to develop an immune response, or the ability to recognize antigens and respond to them
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natural killer cells
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specialized lymphocytes that kill abnormal cells by releasing chemicals that destroy the cell membrane causing its intracellular fluids to leak out
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NK cells destroy virally infected cells and tumor cells
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aden/o
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gland
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agglutin/o
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clumping, gluing
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bas/o
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base, alkaline
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blast/o
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embryonic cell
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eosin/o
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dawn (rose-colored)
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granul/o
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granule
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hem/o
hemat/o |
blood
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immun/o
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immune, immunity, safe
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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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myel/o
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bine 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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vaired, irregular
poikilocyte- cell that is irregular or varies in shape |
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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
sideropenia - deficiency of 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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-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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transplantation
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-osis
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abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
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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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allo-
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other, differing from the normal
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aniso-
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unequal, dissimilar
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iso-
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same, equal
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anisocytosis
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condition of marked variation in the size of erythrocytes when observed on blood smear
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ascites
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accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal or pleural cavity
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bacteremia
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presence of viable bacteria circulating in the bloodstream usually transient in nature
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graft rejection
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destruction of transplanted organ or tissue by recipients immune system
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graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)
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condition that occurs following bone marrow transplant in which the immune cells in the transplanted bone marrow produce antibodies against the host's tissues
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GVHD can be acute or chronic. the cute form appears within 2 months of the transplant, the chronic form usually appears within 3 months. GVHD may also occur as a reaction to a blood transfusion
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hematoma
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localized accumulation of blood, usually closeted, in an organ, space or tissue due to a break in or severing of a blood vessel
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hemoglobinopathy
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any disorder caused by abnormalities in the hemoglobin molecule
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hemolysis
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destruction of RBCs with a release of hemoglobin that diffuses into the surrounding fluid
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immunity
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state of being protected against infectious disease
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active immunity
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immunity produced by the person's own immune system
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passive immunity
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immunity in which antibodies or other immune substances formed in one individual are transferred to another individual to provide immediate temporary immunity
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lymphadenopathy
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any disease of the lymph nodes
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lymphosarcoma
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malignant neoplastic disorder of lymphatic tissue (not related to hodgkin disease)
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septicemia
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serious, life-threatening bloodstream infection that may arise from other infections throughout the body, such as pneumonia, UTIs, meningitis, or infections of the bone or GI tract, also called blood infection or blood poisoning
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serology
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lab test to detect the presence of antibodies, antigens, or immune substances
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titer
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blood test that measures the amount of antibodies in blood, commonly used as indicator for immune status
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