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ch 7 - Lymphatic System Flashcards

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Ana

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without

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Anti

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against

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Dia

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through

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Endo

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within

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Exo

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out, away from

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Gen/o

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a substance that produces

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Macr/o

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large

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Phag/o

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eat

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Pin/o

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drink or eat small particles

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Aden/o

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glands

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Adenoid/o

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adenoids

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Agglutin/o

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clumping, sticking together

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Coagul/o

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clotting

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Corpor/o

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body

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Cras/o

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mixture, temperament

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Embol/o

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embolus

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Endothelium

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squamous cells that line the inner blood vessels, heart and lymphatic vessels

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Globul/o

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protein

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Hist/o

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tissue

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Immun/o

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immunity

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Lymph/o

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lymph

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Macrophage

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a phagocytic tissue cell of the immune system that may be fixed or freely motile, is derived from a monocyte, functions in the destruction of foreign antigens

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Lymphaden/o

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lymph glands

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Path/o

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disease

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Reticul/o

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network

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Reticuloendothelial

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a diverse system of fixed and circulating phagocytic cells

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Seps/o

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infection

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Splen/o

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spleen

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Thromb/o

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clot

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Tonsil/o

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tonsils

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-amin/o

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nitrogen compound

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-crit

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to separate

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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producer

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-lysis, lytic

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break apart

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-osis

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having the condition of

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-penia

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-poiesis

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formation or production of

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-stasis

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stop, control, place

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CBC

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complete blood count

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RBC

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red blood cell

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WBC

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white blood cell

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Ig

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immunoglobulins (I GAMED)

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Acquired immunity

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noun. immunity that develops after exposure to a suitable agent (as by an attack of a disease or by injection of antigens)

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Adaptive Immunity

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A.K.A. Acquired Immunity. This type of immunity has the memory component

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Adenoids

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a mass of enlarged lymphatic tissue between the back of the nose and the throat, often hindering speaking and breathing in young children

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Adenoiditis

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inflammation of the adenoids

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Agglutination

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the act of cells clumping together

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Anemia

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deficiency in the quantity or quality of blood

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Antibodies

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immunoglobulins. Our defenses against antigens

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Antigen

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a pathogen

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Axillary

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adj. related to the location of the armpit

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Coagulation

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the action or process of a liquid, changing to a solid or semi-solid state

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Corpuscle

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any blood cell, red or white

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Endocytosis

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cellular drinking or ingestion of tiny particles

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Epidemic

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a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

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Epidemiologist

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doctor who specializes in the spread of disease

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Erythrocytopenia

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decreased amount of red blood cells

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Exocytosis

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particles leaving the cell

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Genetic Immunity

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the quality or state of being immune; a form of innate immunity that occurs naturally as a result of a person’s genome

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Hematocrit

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a test that identifies the percentage of red blood cells in a specific volume of blood

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Hematologist

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doctor who specializes in blood

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Hemoglobin

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a red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood

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Hemolysis

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the rupture or destruction of red blood cells

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Hemorrhage

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profuse bleeding

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Hemostasis

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stopping of the flow of blood

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Heparin

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is an anticoagulant (blood thinner) that prevents the formation of blood clots

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Histamine

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a substance released from body cells in response to an allergic reaction

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Immunity

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having resistance to an infectious disease

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Immune globulins

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globulin from the blood of a person or animal immune to a particular disease

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Immunocompetence

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noun. the capacity for a normal immune response

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Immunodeficiency

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noun. inability to produce a normal complement of antibodies

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Immunoglobulin

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noun. an antibody. A.K.A. Immune globulin

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Immunologist

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doctor who specializes in the immune system

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Leukocyte

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medical word for white blood cell

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Leukocytopoiesis

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the production of white blood cells

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Lymphadenitis

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inflammation of a lymph gland

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Lymphadenopathy

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any disease of a lymph gland

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Lymphangiogram

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a record or picture of an x-ray examination of lymph vessels

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Lymphedema

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swollen lymph node

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Lymphocyte

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a form of small white blood cell with a single round nucleus, occurring especially in the lymphatic system

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Macrophage

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a large phagocytic cell

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Pandemic

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spread everywhere

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Pathogen

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any substance that causes disease

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Phagocyte

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a cell that eats particles

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Phagocytosis

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ingestion of solid materials or cells by another cell

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Platelet

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a small colorless disk-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting

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Reticulocyte

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an immature red blood cell

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Reticuloendothelial

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a diverse system phagocytic cells involved in the immune response

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Rouleaux

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an abnormal stacking of erythrocytes

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Septic

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pus filled, putrid, purulent

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Thrombocytes

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another term for platelet

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Tonsillectomy

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noun. surgical removal of the tonsils

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Tonsillitis

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inflammation of the tonsils

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