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49 Cards in this Set
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formation, production
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-poiesis
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iron
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sider/o
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net, mesh
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reticul/o
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abnormal increase in RBCs that are irregular in shape
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poikiloytosis
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state of being protected against infectious diseases
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immunity
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arrest of bleeding or circulation
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hemostasis
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destruction of RBCs with a release of hemoglobin that diffuses into the surrounding fluid
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hemolysis
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nucleus
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kary/o
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destruction of infected cells and cancer cells
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cytotoxic T cell
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provides active immunity
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memory cells
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antibody formation for destruction of extracellular antigens
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plasma cells
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liquid portion of blood that remains after the removal of fibrinogen
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serum
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presence of viable bacteria circulating in the bloodstream and considered as "travelers" rather that a blood infection
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bacteremia
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accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal or pleural cavity
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ascites
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condition of marked variation in the size of erythrocytes, when observed on a blood smear
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anisocytosis
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acquired specific resistance, mediated by T cells, that produces reactive substances or directly exerts a cytotoxic effect on a cell that is identified as harmful
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cellular immunity
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substance that is recognized as harmful to the host and stimulates the formation of antibodies in an immunocompetent individual
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antigen
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protective protein produced by B lymphocytes in response to the presence of an antigen
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antibody
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exaggerated, life-threatening hypersensitivity reaction to a previously encountered antigen
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anaphylaxis
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treatment that provides relief, but not a cure
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palliative treatment
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clumping, gluing
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agglutin/o
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gland
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aden/o
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provides active immunity
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memory T cells
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suppression of humoral and cellular response when infection resolves
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suppressor T cell
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assistance for B cells and Tc
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helper T cells
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varied, irregular
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poikil/o
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formation, growth
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plas/o
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carrying, transmission
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-phoresis
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lymph vessel
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lymphangi/o
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same, equal
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iso-
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unequal, dissimilar
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aniso-
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any disease of the lymph nodes
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lymphadenopathy
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lymph gland (node)
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lymphaden/o
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bone marrow, sinal cord
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myel/o
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form, shape, structure
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morph/o
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blood test to detect the presence of antibodies, antigens, or immune substances
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serology
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systemic disease associated with the presence and persistance of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood; aka blood infection
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septicemia
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dawn, rose-colored
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eosin/o
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embryonic cell
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blast/o
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infection occuring in a person with a weakened immune system and cause by a microorganism that, under normal conditions, would not bring about a disease
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oppourtunistic infection
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study of disease state associated with overreactivity or underreactivity of the immune respose
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immunopathology
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able to develop an immune respose; able to recognize antigens and respond to them
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immunocompetent
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acquired specific resistance, mediated by B cells, that produces antibodies that bind to and dispose of antigens
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humoral immunity
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attraction for
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-phil
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blood test that measures the amount of antibodies in blood; commonly used as an indicator of immune status
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titer
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organism in or on which another, usually parasitic, organism is nourished and harbored
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host
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embryonic cell
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foreign, strange
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xen/o
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other, differing from the normal
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allo-
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