Chapter 12 Vocab Flashcards
Discrimination
(DIS-krim-ih-NAY-shun)
ability to distinguish between different things
Dis- away from, apart
Crimin distinguish
-ation process
Mutate
(MYU-tayt)
to make a change in the chemistry of a gene
Latin - to change
Mutation
(myu-TAY-shun)
change in the chemistry of a gene
Mutat change
-ion action, condition, process
Immunity
protection from an infectious disease. if you are immune to a disease, you can be exposed to it without becoming infected
Vaccine
product that stimulates a person’s immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, protecting that person from that disease. vaccines are administered through needle injections, by mouth, or by nasal spray
Vaccination
the act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease
Immunization
process by which a person becomes protected against a disease through vaccination. term often used interchangeably with vaccination or inoculation
Agglutination
(ah-gllue-tih-NAY-shun)
process by which cells or other particles adhere to each other to form clumps
Ag- to move, go, do
Glutin sticking together, clumping
-ation process
Agglutinate
(ah-GLUE-tin-ate)
stick together to form clumps
Ag- to move, go, do
Glutin sticking together, clumping
-ate composed of, pertaining to
Attenuate
(ah-TEN-you-ate)
weaken the ability of an organism to produce disease
Attenu to weaken
-ate composed of, pertaining to
Attenuated
(ah-TEN-you-ay-ted)
weakened
Attenu to weaken
-ated process
Humoral Immunity
(HYU-mor-al im-YOU-nih-tee)
defense mechanism arising from antibodies in the blood
Humor fluid
-al pertaining to
Immun immune response
-ity condition
Allogen
(AL-oh-jen)
antigen from someone else in the same species
Allo- strange, different
Gen producing
Allogenic
(al-oh-JEN-ik)
pertaining to allogen
Allo- strange, different
Gen producing
-ic pertaining to
