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Lymph and Immune System Flashcards

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Allergen

Allergic

Allergy

all- different, strange

  • erg- work
  • gen to produce
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Substance producing a hypersensitivity (allergic) reaction

Pertaining to or suffering from an allergy

Hypersensitivity to a particular allergen

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Humoral

humor- fluid
-al pertaining to

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Defense mechanism arising from antibodies in the blood

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Immune

Immunity

Immunology

immunologist

immun- immune response

  • ity condition
  • logy study of
  • logist one who studies, specialist
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Protected from an infectious disease

State of being protected

The science and practice of immunity and allergy

Medical specialist in immunology

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Immunize

Immunization

Immunogobulin

immun- immune response

  • ize affect in a specific way
  • ization process of affecting in a specific way
  • in chemical compound
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Make resistant to an infectious disease

Administration of an agent to provide immunity

Specific protein evoked by an antigen; all antibodies are immunoglobulins

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Lymph

Lymphatic

Lymphocyte

lymph/o- lymph

  • atic pertaining to
  • cyte Cell
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A clear fluid collected fro tissues and transported by lymph vessels to the venous circulation

Pertaining to lymph or the lymphatic system

Small white blood cell with a nucleus

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Node

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A circumscribed mass of tissue

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Parasite

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An organism that attaches itself to, lives on or in, and derives its nutrition from another species

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Pathogen

path/o disease
-gen to produce

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A disease causing microorganism

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Pollutant

pollut- unclean
-ant pertaining to

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Substance that makes an environment unclean or impure

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Toxin

Toxic

Toxicity

tox- poison

  • ic pertaining to
  • ity state, condition
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Poisonous substance formed by a cell or organism

Pertaining to a toxin, poisonous

The state of being poisonous

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Coreceptor

co- with, together

  • recept- receive
  • or a doer
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Cell surface protein to enhance the sensitivity of an antigen receptor

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Cytotoxic

cyt/o- cell
-toxic able to kill

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Agent able to destroy cells

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Follicle

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Spherical mass of cells containing a cavity, or a small cul-de-sac such as a hair follicle

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Macrophage

macro- large
-phage to eat

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Large white blood cell that removes bacteria, foreign particles, and dead cells

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Null cells

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Lymphocytes with no surface markers, unlike T cells or B cells

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Phagocyte

Phagocytize

Phagocytosis

phag/o- to eat

  • cyt cell
  • ize action
  • osis condition
  • ic pertaining to
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Blood cell that ingests and destroys foreign particles and cells

Ingest foreign particles and cells

Process of ingestion and destruction of foreign particles and cells

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Plasma Cell

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Cell derived from B lymphoccytes and active in formation of antbodies

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Adenoid

aden- gland
-oid resemble

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Single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat`

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Spleen

Splenectomy

Splenomegaly

splen- spleen

  • ectomy surgical excision
  • megaly enlargement
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Vascular, lymphatic organ in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen

Surgical removal of the spleen

Enlarged Spleen

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Tonsil

Tonsillectomy

Tonsillitis

tonsil- tonsil

  • ectomy surgical excision
  • itis imflammation
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Mass of lymphoid tissues on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue

Surgical removal of the tonsils

Inflammation of the tonsils

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Hodgkin Lymphoma

lymph- lymph
-oma tumor, mass

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Disease marked by chronic enlargement of lymph nodes spreading to other nodes in an orderly way

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Hypersplenism

hyper- excessive
splen-spleen
-ism condition, process

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Condition in which the spleen removes blood components at an excessive rate

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Lymphadenectomy

Lymphadenitis

Lymphandenopathy

lymphaden- lymph node

  • ectomy surgical excision
  • itis inflammation
  • pathy disease
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Surgical excision of a lymph node

Inflammation of a lymph node

Any disease process affecting a lymph node

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Lymphangiogram

lymphangi/o lymphatic vessels
-gram recording

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Radiographic images of the lymph vessels and nodes following injection of contrast material

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Lymphedema

lymph- lymph
edema- edema

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Tissue swelling due to lymphatic obstruction

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Lymphoma

lymph- lymph
-oma tumor

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Any neoplasm of lymphatic tissue

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Autoimmune

auto- self, same
-immune immune response

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Immune reaction directed against a persons own tissue

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Discrimination

dis- away from, apart

  • crimin- distinguish
  • ation process
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Ability to distinguish between different things

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Hapten

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Small molecule that has to bind to a larger molecule to form an antigen

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Resistance

Resistant

resist- to withstand

  • ance state of, condition
  • ant pertaining to
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Ability of an organism to withstand the effects of an antagonistic agent

Able to resist

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Specific

Specificity

specif- species

  • ic pertaining to
  • ity condition, state
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Relating to a particular entity

State of having a fixed relation to a particular entity

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Attentuate

Attentuated

attenu- to weaken

  • ate- composed of, pertaining to
  • ated process
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Weaken the ability of an organism to produce disease

Weakened

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Complement

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Group of proteins in serum that finish off the work of antibodies to destroy bacteria and other cells

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Humoral Immunity

humor- fluid
-al pertaining to

immun- immune response
-ity condition

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Defense mechanism arising from antibodies in the blood

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Immune Serum

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Serum taken form another human or animal that has antbodies to a disease

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Vaccine

Vaccinate

Vaccination

vaccin- giving a vaccine

  • ate composed, pertaining to
  • ation process
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Preparation to generate active immunity

To administer a vaccine

Administration of a vaccine

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Allogen

Allogenic

Allograft

allo- strange, different

  • gen producing
  • ic pertaining to
  • graft tissue for transplant
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Antigen from someone else in the same species

Pertaining to allogen

Tissue gradt from another person or cadaver

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Alloimmune

allo- strange, different
-immune immune response

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Reaction directed against foreign tissue

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Anaphylaxis

Anaphylactic

ana- away from

  • phylaxis protection
  • ic pertaining to
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Immediate severe allergic reaction

Pertaining to anaphylaxis

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Histamine

Antihistamine

hist- derived from histidine
-amine nitrogen containing

anti- against

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Compound liberated in tissues as a result of injury or an allergic reaction

Drug used to treat allergic symptoms because of its action antagonistic to histamine

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Hypersensitivity

hyper- excessive

  • sensitiv- feeling
  • ity condition
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Exaggerated abnormal reaction to an allergen

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Immunodeficiency

immun/o- immune response

  • defici- failure
  • ency quality
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Failure of the immune system

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Immunosuppression

immun/o- immune response

  • suppress- pressed under
  • ion process
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Suppression of the immune response by an outside agent, such as a drug

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Urticaria

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Rash of itchy wheals (hives)

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Dormant

dorm- sleep
-ant forming

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Inactive

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Incubation

incub- sit on, hatch
-ation process

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Process to develop an infection

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Opportunistic

opportun- take advantage of

  • ist- agent
  • ic pertaining to
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An organism or a disease in a host with lowered resistance

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Retrovirus

retro- backward
-virus poison

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Virus that replicates in a host cell by converting its RNA core into DNA

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Sarcoma

Kaposi Sarcoma

sarc- flesh
-oma tumor, mass

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A malignant tumor originating in connective tissue

A malignancy often seen in AIDs patients

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Virus

Viral

vir- virus
-al pertaining to

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Group of infectious agents that require living cells for growth and reproduction

Pertaining to or caused by a virus

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Bacterium

Bacteria

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A unicellular microorganism that multiplies by cell division

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Complex

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A stable combination of two or more compounds in the body

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Conjugate

con- together
jug- yolk
-ate composed of, pertaining to

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To join together, usually in pairs

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Immunoassay

immun/o- immune
-assay evaluate

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Biohemical test that uses the reaction of an antibody to its antigen to measure the amount of a substance in a liquid

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Immunodiagnostics

immun/o

  • diagnost- decision
  • ics pertaining to
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A diagnostic process using antigen- antibody reactions

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Radioallergosorbent

Radioimmunoassay

radi/o- radiation

  • allerg/o- allergy
  • sorb- suck in
  • ent end result
  • assay evaluate
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A radioimmunoassay to detect IgE- bound allergens responsible for tissue hypersensitvity

Immunoassay of a substance that has been radioactively labeled

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Alkylation

alkyl- alkali
-ation process

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Introduction of a side chain into a compound

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Antimetabolite

anti- against

  • metabol- change
  • ite
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A substance that antagonizes another substance

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Biologic

bio- life

  • log- study of
  • ic pertaining to
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Pertaining to the study of life and living organisms

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Calcineurin

calc/i calcium

  • neur- nerve
  • in chemical
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A chemical that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T-cells

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Cytokine

cyt/o- cell
-kine movement

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A hormone like protein that regulates the intensity of an immune response

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Cytostatic

Cytotoxic

cyt/o- cell

  • stat- stop
  • ic pertaining to
  • toxic able to kill
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inhibiting cell division

Destructive to cells

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Immunotherapy

immun/o- immune response
-therapy treatment

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Treatment to boost immune system function

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Inhibitor

inhibit- restrain
-or That which does

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An agent that restrains a chemical action

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Interferon

inter- between

  • fer- to strike
  • on on
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A small protein produced by T-cells in response to infection

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Interleukin

inter- between
leuk- white
-in chemical

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A group of cytokines synthesized by white blood cells

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Monoclonal

mono- one

  • clon- cutting used for propagation
  • al pertaining to
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Derived in the laboratory from a protein from a single colony of cells

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Functions of the Lymphatic System

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  1. To absorb excess interstitial fluid and return it to the bloodstream
  2. To remove foreign chemicals, cells, and debris from the tissues
  3. To absorb dietary lipids from the small intestine

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