Micro Chapter 19

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CONGENITAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY

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THE INABILITY, DUE TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S GENOTYPE, TO PRODUCE SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES OR T CELLS

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CONGENITAL

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REFERS TO A CONDITION EXISTING AT BIRTH; MAY BE INHERITED OR ACQUIRED IN UTERO

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HISTAMINE

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A SUBSTANCE RELEASED BY TISSUE CELLS THAT CAUSES VASODILATION, CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY, AND SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION

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GRAFT-VERSUS-HOST (GVH) DISEASE

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A CONDITION THAT OCCURS WHEN A TRANSPLANTED TISSUE HAS AN IMMUNE RESPONSE TO THE TISSUE RECIPIENT

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DELAYED-TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY

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CELL-MEDIATED HYPERSENSITIVITY

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AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

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DAMAGE TO ONE'S OWN ORGANS DUE TO ACTION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

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Rh BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM

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THE CLASSIFICATION OF RED BLOOD CELLS BASED UPON THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF Rh ANTIGENS

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HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA) COMPLEX

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HUMAN CELL SURFACE ANTIGENS

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ABO BLOOD GROUP SYSTEM

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THE CLASSIFICATION OF RED BLOOD CELLS BASED ON THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF A AND B CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGENS

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MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX (MHC)

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THE GENES THAT CODE FOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; ALSO KNOWN AS HUMAN LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN (HLA) COMPLEX

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XENOGRAFT

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A TISSUE GRAFT FROM ANOTHER SPECIES; ALSO CALLED XENOTRANSPLANT

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ALLOGRAFT

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A TISSUE GRAFT THAT IS NOT FROM A GENETICALLY IDENTICAL DONOR (I.E., NOT FROM SELF OR AN IDENTICAL TWIN)

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HYPERSENSITIVITY

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AN ALTERED, ENHANCED IMMUNE REACTION LEADING TO PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; ALSO CALLED ALLERGY

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SEROCONVERSION

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A CHANGE IN A PERSON'S RESPONSE TO AN ANTIGEN IN A SEROLOGICAL TEST

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BASOPHIL

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A GRANULOCYTE (LEUKOCYTE) THAT READILY TAKES UP BASIC DYE AND IS NOT PHAGOCYTIC; HAS RECEPTORS FOR IgE Fc REGIONS

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Rh FACTOR

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AN ANTIGEN ON RED BLOOD CELLS OF RHESUS MONKEYS AND MOST HUMANS; POSSESSION MAKES THE CELLS Rh1

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PRIVILEGED SITE (TISSUE)

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AN AREA OF THE BODY (OR A TISSUE) THAT DOES NOT ELICIT AN IMMUNE RESPONSE

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IMMUNOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE

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THE BODY'S IMMUNE RESPONSE TO CANCER

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EXON

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A REGION OF A EUKARYOTIC CHROMOSOME THAT ENCODES A PROTEIN

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PROSTAGLANDIN

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A HORMONE LIKE SUBSTANCE THAT IS RELEASED BY DAMAGED CELLS, INTENSIFIES INFLAMMATION

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ALLERGEN

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AN ANTIGEN THAT EVOKES A HYPERSENSITIVITY RESPONSE

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HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN

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AN ANTIGEN ON THE SURFACE OF HUMAN CELLS

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IMMUNOTHERAPY

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MAKING USE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM TO ATTACK TUMOR CELLS, EITHER BY ENHANCING THE NORMAL IMMUNE RESPONSE OR BY USING TOXIN-BEARING SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES

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ISOGRAFT

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A TISSUE GRAFT FROM A GENETICALLY IDENTICAL SOURCE (I.E., FROM AN IDENTICAL TWIN)

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SYSTEMIC ANAPHYLAXIS

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A HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION CAUSING VASODILATION AND RESULTING IN SHOCK; ALSO CALLED ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK

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SUPERANTIGEN

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AN ANTIGEN THAT ACTIVATES MANY DIFFERENT T CELLS, THEREBY ELICITING A LARGE IMMUNE RESPONSE

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SELF-TOLERANCE

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THE ABILITY OF AN ORGANISM TO RECOGNIZE AND MOT MAKE ANTIBODIES AGAINST SELF

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ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY

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THE INABILITY, OBTAINED DURING THE LIFE OF AN INDIVIDUAL, TO PRODUCE SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES OR T CELLS, DUE TO DRUGS OR DISEASE

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LOCALIZED ANAPHYLAXIS

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AN IMMEDIATE HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION THAT IS RESTRICTED TO A LIMITED AREA OF SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANE; FOR EXAMPLE, HAYFEVER, A SKIN RASH, OR ASTHMA

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IMMUNE COMPLEX

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A CIRCULATING ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY AGGREGATE CAPABLE OF FIXING COMPLEMENT

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LEUKOTRIENE

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A SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY MAST CELLS AND BASOPHILS THAT CAUSES INCREASED PERMEABILITY OF BLOOD VESSELS AND HELPS PHAGOCYTES ATTACH TO PATHOGENS

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DESENSITIZATION

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THE PREVENTION OF ALLERGIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES

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AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME)

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AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE CAUSED BY THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) IN WHICH THE VIRUS INFECTS CD4 CELLS

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AUTOGRAFT

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A TISSUE GRAFT FROM ONE'S SELF

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HYPERACUTE REJECTION

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VERY RAPID REJECTION OF TRANSPLANTED TISSUE, USUALLY IN THE CASE OF TISSUE FROM NONHUMAN SOURCES

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IMMUNOSUPPRESSION

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INHIBITION OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE

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DEGRANULATION

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THE RELEASE OF CONTENTS OF SECRETORY GRANULES FROM MAST CELLS OR BASOPHILS DURING ANAPHYLAXIS

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ANAPHYLAXIS

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A HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION INVOLVING IgE ANTIBODIES, MAST CELLS, AND BASOPHILS

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MAST CELL

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A TYPE OF CELL FOUND THROUGHOUT THE BODY THAT CONTAINS HISTAMINE AND OTHER SUBSTANCES THAT STIMULATE VASODILATION

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IMMUNE DEFICIENCY

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THE ABSENCE OF AN ADEQUATE IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAY BE CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED

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WHEAL

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A SMALL, BURNING OR ITCHING SWELLING OF THE SKIN, SUCH AS THAT RESULTING FROM A SKIN TEST OR MOSQUITO BITE

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IMMUNOLOGICAL ESCAPE

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RESISTANCE OF CANCER CELLS TO THE IMMUNE RESPONSE