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Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Allergen

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A substance that produces an allergic response in an individual

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Anaphylaxis

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A severe systemic response to an allergen

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Antibiotic

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Medications capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic bacteria

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Anti-body

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A disease fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of a specific antigen

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Antifungal

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An agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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The advanced stage of an HIV infection

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Antigen

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Any substance that the body regards as being foreign

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Autoimmune disorder

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Condition in which the immune system produces antibodies against the bodies the body’s own tissues

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Bacilli

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Rod shaped spore forming bacteria

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Bacteria

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One celled microscopic organisms

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Carcinoma

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Malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue

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Cytomegalovirus

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Type of herpesvirus found in most body fluids

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Ductal carcinoma in situ

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Breast cancer at earliest stage before the cancer has broken through the wall of the milk duct

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Herpes zoster

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Acute viral infection characterized by painful skin eruption’s that follow underlying route of inflamed nerve

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Malignancy of lymphatic system that is distinguished from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma by presence of Reed Sternberg cells

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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Blood-borne pathogen that damages or kills the T cells of immune system causing it to progressively fail

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Immunoglobulins

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Anti-bodies that bind with specific antigens in the antigen-antibody response

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Immunosuppressant

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Substance that prevent or reduces body’s normal immune response

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Infectious mononucleosis

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Infection caused by Epstein-Barr virus that is characterized by fever sore throat and enlarged lymph nodes

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Immunotherapy

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Disease treatment that involves either stimulating or repressing the immune response

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Infiltrating ductal carcinoma

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Breast cancer that starts in milk duct Break through the wall of that duct and invades the fatty breast tissue

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Lymphadenitis

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Inflammation of the lymph nodes

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Lymphadenopathy

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Any disease process affecting a lymph node or nodes

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Lymphangioma

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A benign tumor formed by an abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels

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Lymphedema

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Swelling of the tissues due to abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues

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Lymphoma

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Malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues

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Lymphoscintigraphy

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Diagnostic testing is performed to detect damage or malformations of lymphatic vessels

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Malaria

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Disease caused by parasite that lives in certain mosquitoes and transferred to humans by bite of infected mosquito

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Mammography

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Radiographic examination of breast to detect the presence of tumors or precancerous cells

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Meta-stasis

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New Cancer site that results from spreading process

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Metastasize

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Process where cancer spreads from one place to another

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Myoma

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Benign tumor made of muscle tissue

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Myosarcoma

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Malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue

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Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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All lymphomas other than Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Opportunistic infection

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Caused by pathogen that doesn’t normally produce an illness in healthy humans

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Osteosarcoma

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Hard tissue sarcoma that usually involves the upper shaft of long bones, pelvis, or knee

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Parasite

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Plant or animal that lives on or within another living organism at the expense of that organism

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Pathogen

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Disease producing micro organism

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Rabies

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Acute viral infection transmitted to humans by bite or saliva of infected animal

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Rickettsia

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Small bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks, mites

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Rubella

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Viral infection characterized by a low-grade fever, swollen glands, inflamed eyes, fine pink rash

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Sarcoma

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Malignant tumor that arises from connective tissue

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Spirochetes

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Long slender spiral shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are capable of movement

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Splenomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of spleen

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Staphylococci

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Group of about 30 species of bacteria that form irregular groups are clusters resembling grapes

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Streptococci

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Bacteria that form a chain. Most = harmless, some = strep throat

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Telethraphy

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Radiation therapy administered at a distance from body that is precisely targeted with use of 3-D computerized imaging

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Tetanus

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Acute, potentially fatal infection of central nervous system caused by a toxin and produced by tetanus bacteria

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Toxoplasmosis

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Parasite most commonly transmitted from animals to humans by contact with contaminated feces

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Varicella

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Highly contagious infection caused by the herpesvirus varicella zoster, a.k.a. chickenpox

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Antigen-antibody reaction

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Binding antigens to anti-bodies

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Complement

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Normally circulate in the blood in inactive form

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Interferon

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Produced in response to antigens (virus or tumors) activate immune system

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Lymphocytes

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Formed in bone marrow as stem cells

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Lymphokines

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Substance produced by lymphocytes the acts upon other cells

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Macrophage

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Type of leukocyte that surrounds and kills invading cells

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