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Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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Aden/o

A

Gland

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Chem/o

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Drug

chemical

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Cyt/o

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cell

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Immun/o

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Immune
protection
safe

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6
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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph node (gland)

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Lymphangi/o

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Lymph vessel

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Staphyl/o

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Clusters

uvula

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Strept/o

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Twisted chains

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12
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Thym/o

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Thymus gland

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Tox/o

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Poisen

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15
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ana-

A 
up
apart
backward
again
anew
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16
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auto-

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self

own

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inter-

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between

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  • ary

- ic

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pertaining to

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19
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  • coccus

- cocci

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berry-shaped bacterium

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20
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-cyte

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cell

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21
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-cytosis

A

increase in the number of cells

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22
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-ectomy

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removal
excision
resection

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23
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-globulin

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protein

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24
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-ism

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process

condition

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25
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-itis

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inflammation

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26
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-logy

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study of

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27
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-oid

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resembling

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28
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-oma

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tumor
mass
collection of fluid

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29
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-pathy

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disease condition

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30
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-penia

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deficiency

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31
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-poiesis

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formation

32
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-therapy

A

treatment

33
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CA

A

cancer

34
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ELISA

A

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

35
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FeLV

A

feline leukemia virus

36
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FIV

A

feline immunodeficiency virus

37
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IFA

A

Immunofluorescent antibody test

38
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LN

A

Lymph node

39
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mets

A

metastasis

40
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sol

soln

A

solution

41
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tab

A

tablet

42
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bx

A

biopsy

43
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dx

A

diagnosis

44
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DDx

A

Differential diagnosis

45
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fx

A

fracture

46
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hx

A

history

47
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Rx

A

prescription

medication

48
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sx

A

surgery

49
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Tx

TR

A

treatment

50
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LRS

A

Lactated Ringer’s Solution

51
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PSS

A

Physiological Saline Solution

52
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tonsils

A

masses of lymphatic tissue

53
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Spleen

A

cranial part of abdomen

RBC breakdown, filtration of microorganisms, activation of lymphocytes, storage of blood

54
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interstitial fluid

A

fluid in the spaces between cells

extracellular fluid in tissues

55
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lymph

A

watery fluid found in lymphatic vessels

56
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lymph capillaries

A

tiniest lymphatic vessels

57
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lymph node

A

stationary, bean-shaped structure along lymphatic vessels

58
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lymph vessels

A

vessels that carry lymph throughout the body

59
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thymus gland

A

organ in the cranial mediastinum that produces and stores lymphocytes

60
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allergen

A

substance that causes a specific hypersensitivity

61
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allergy

A

abnormal hypersensitivity to an antigen

62
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anaphylaxis

A

exaggerated hypersensitivity to a foreign substance

63
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autoimmune disease

A

body makes antibodies against its own good cells and tissues

64
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carrier

A

animal that harbors a disease without showing signs of infection

65
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edema

A

excess fluid in tissues

interstitial fluid

66
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Immunosuppression

Immunocompromised

A

impaired immune response

67
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Lymphoma

A

malignant tumor of lymphoid tissue

68
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Opportunistic

A

Organism which is normally nonpathogenic that becomes pathogenic in certain conditions

69
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Remission

A

symptoms lessen and the patient feels better

70
Q

Relapse

A

symptoms return after an apparent recovery

71
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resistant

A

does not easily affect

not susceptible

72
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susceptible

A

easily affected

lacking resistance

73
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toxin

A

a poison

74
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vaccine

A

suspension containing live or killed virus given via injection to induce immunity

75
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vaccination

A

administration of a vaccine

76
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zoonotic

A

disease capable of being transmitted from animals to humans

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