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Branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats immune conditions

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Immunology

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Treat immunodeficiency disorders, autoimmune diseases, immune cancers, and allergies

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immunologists

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an immunologist who specializes in allergy treatment

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allergist

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Network of cells, tissues, and organs that protect against pathogens

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immune system

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viruses, bacteria, toxins, fungi, and cancerous cells

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pathogens

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white blood cells

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lymphocytes

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where are lymphocytes found

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lymph nodes, tonsils, thymus gland and spleen

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immunity is not specific to a particular pathogen, does not require prior exposure to the pathogen

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Natural

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Body’s response to a specific pathogen

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Acquired

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Develops after exposure to a specific pathogen

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Active

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develops after exposure to a specific pathogen

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active acquired

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result of receiving a protective substance from another source

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Passive acquired

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adenoid/o

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adenoid

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immun/o

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protection, immunity

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lymph/o

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lymph

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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path/o

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disease

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phag/o

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eating

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splen/o

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spleen

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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tonsil/o

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tonsil

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cortic/o

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cortex

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cyt/o

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cell

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system/o

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system

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-atic

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pertaining to

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectasis

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dilated

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-edema

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swelling

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-gen

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that which produces

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-genic

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producing

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-globulin

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protein

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-gram

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a record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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to suture

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-stasis

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stopping

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-therapy

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treatment

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-toxic

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poison

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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mono-

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one

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small, roundish organs that house lymphocytes and other white blood cells

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lymph nodes

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protect the body from pathogens in air breathed and food eaten

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tonsils

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Three sets of tonsils

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-palatine tonsils
-pharyngeal tonsils (adenoids)
-lingual tonsils

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where are all sets of tonsils

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in the throat

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essential for proper immune development early in life

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thymus gland

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located in the mediastinum behind the sternum, begins to shrink during puberty replaced by connective tissue.

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thymus gland

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contains leukocytes that filter pathogens from the blood, located on the upper-left side of the abdomen

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spleen

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inflammation of the adenoids

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adenoiditis

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one who studies immunity

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immunologist

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producing protection

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immunogenic

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lymph tumor

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lymphoma

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lymph swelling

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lymphedema

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stopping lymph

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lymphostasis

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disease of lymph nodes

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lymphadenopathy

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record of lymph nodes

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lymphadenogram

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dilated lymph vessel

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lymphangiectasis

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surgical repair of a lymphatic vessel

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lymphangioplasty

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disease producing

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pathogenic

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one who studies disease

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pathologist

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eating cell (white blood cell that has the ability to ingest and destroy bacteria)

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phagocyte

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resembling the spleen

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splenoid

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enlarged spleen

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splenomegaly

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surgical fixation of the spleen

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splenopexy

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thymus gland tumor

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thymoma

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tonsil inflammation

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tonsillitis

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severe itching associated with hives, usually seen in allergic reactions to food, stress, or medications

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urticaria

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suture of the spleen

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splenorrhaphy

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softening of the spleen

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splenomalacia

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substance that acts to control allergic symptoms by counteracting histamine in the body, and which is released in allergic reactions

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antihistamine

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process of making an x-ray of lymph nodes

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lymphadenography

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surgical removal of the adenoids

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adenoidectomy

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the production or strengthening od patient’s immune system in order to treat a disease

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immunotherapy

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a physician who specializes in evaluating specimens removed from living or dead patients

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pathologist

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medication used to prevent rejection of a transplant organ

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immunosuppressant

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surgical removal of the spleen

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splenectomy

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surgical removal of a lymph node

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lymphadenectomy

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WBC’s that carry out the functions of the immune system are the

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lymphocytes

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hormones that are used as medication to treat autoimmune diseases are called

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corticosteroids

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early stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

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ARC

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Hodgkin’s disease is also called

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Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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patient who is immunocompromised may be susceptible to

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Pneumocystis pneumonia PCP

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hormones that are used as medication to treat autoimmune diseases are called

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corticosteroids

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leukocytes that are important to the immune system because they can engulf or “eat” pathogens

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Monocytes

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abbreviation for immunoglobulins

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Ig

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medication that blocks effects of the chemical released by the body during an allergic reaction is called

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antihistamine

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pathogenic what does the suffix mean

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producing

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