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Immune System 7/2 Flashcards

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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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Lymph/o

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Lymph, lymphatic tissue

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Virus

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A very simple, frequently pathogenic, microorganism capable of replicating within living cells

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Opportunistic

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Seizing the opportunity; taking advantage of the situation

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Metastasis

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Movement of cancer cells from one part of the body to another

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Desensitization

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The process of making an individual less susceptible to allergens

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Lymphangi/o

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Lymph vessel

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-Oma

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Tumor, neoplasm

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Sarc/o

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Flesh, connective tissue

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Vaccine

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Any substance for prevention of a disease

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Permeable

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Capable of being penetrated; allowing entrance

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Malignant

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A cancerous growth; tumor

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Carcinogen

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Cancer causing agent

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Anti-

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Against, counter

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Autoimmune

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Condition wherein the persons antibodies react against their own normal tissues

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Mutation

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Change in an inheritable characteristic

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph node or gland

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord,bone marrow

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Neo-

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New, strange

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-plasm

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Formative material of cells

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Transmission

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The process of sending from one place to another

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Neoplasm

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New growth

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Immune

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Protected or exempt from a disease

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Biopsy

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Excision of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsil,throat

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Phag/o

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Eat swallow

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Tox/o

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Poison, poisonous

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Remission

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A period that is disease and symptom free

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Monogamous

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An exclusive relationship between two people

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Histamine

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A substance normally present in the body

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Allergens

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Any substance which causes an allergic reaction

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Abstinence

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Refraining from use; being away from

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Benign

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Nonmalignant; not cancerous

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