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Chapter 6: The Lympahtic And Immune System Flashcards

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Substance that produces an allergic reaction in an individual

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Allergen

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Commonly known as AIDS, most advanced and fatal stage of HIV

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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also known as anaphylactic shock, a severe response to an allergen

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Anaphylaxis

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Any substance that the body regards as being foreign and includes viruses, bacteria, toxins, and transplanted tissues

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Antigen

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Used to treat viral infections or to provide temporary immunity

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Antiviral drug

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Located under arm located in the area known as armpits

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Axillary lymph nodes

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Rod shaped spore forming bacteria

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Bacilli

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Use of radioactive materials in contact with or implanted into the tissues to be treated

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Brachytherapy

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A malignant tumor in its original position that has not yet disturbed or invaded the surrounding tissues

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Carcinoma

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Member of the herpesvirus family that cause a variety of diseases

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Cytomegalovirus

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Medication that kills or damages cells

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Cytotoxic drug

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Acronym for enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, blood test used to screen for presence of HIV antibodies

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ELISA

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Also known as shingles, acute viral infection characterized by painful skim eruptions that follow the underlying route of an inflamed nerve

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Herpes zoster

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Also known as Hodgkin’s disease, distinguished from other lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known as Reed-Sternburg cells

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Commonly known as HIV, bloodborne infection in which the virus damage or kills the cells of the immune system causing it to progressively fail

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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Occurs when immune system response is compromised

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Immunodeficiency disorder

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A substance that prevents or reduces the body’s normal immune response

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Immunosuppressant

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Also known as mono, caused by the Epstein Barr virus

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Infectious mononucleosis

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Located in the inguinal (groin) area of the lower abdomen

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Inguinal lymph nodes

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Family of proteins produced by T cells whose speciality is fighting viruses by slowing or stopping their multiplication

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Interferon

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An example of an opportunistic infection that is frequently associated with HIV

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

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White blood cells that are formed in bone marrow as stem cells

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Lymphocytes

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General term applied to malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues

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Lymphomas

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Type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills invading cells

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Macrophages

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Process by which cancer spreads from one place to another

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Metastasize

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Benign tumor made up of muscle tissue

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Myoma

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Malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue

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Myosarcoma

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Term used to describe all lymphomas other than Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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Study of the prevention, causes, and treatment of rumors and cancer

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Oncology

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Malignant tumor usually involving the upper shaft of long bones, the pelvis or knee

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Osteosarcoma

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Plant or animal that lives on, or within, another living organism

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Parasite

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Microorganism that causes a disease in humans

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Pathogens

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Large white blood cell that can destroy substances such as cell debris, dust, pollen and pathogens by the process of phagocytosis

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Phagocyte

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Acute viral infection that is most commonly transmitted to humans by the bite or saliva of an infected animal

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Rabies

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Malignant tumor of the tissue surrounding a synovial joint

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Sarcoma

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Spiral shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are capable of movement

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Spirochetes

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Also known as warts, are small hard skin lesions caused by the human papilloma virus

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Verrucae

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