Review Flashcards
Substances that produces an allergic reaction in an individual
Allergen
A severe, systemic response to an allergen
Anaphylaxis
Medication capable of inhibiting the growth of or killing pathogenic bacteria
Antibiotics
A disease fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of a specific agent
Antibody
Any substance the body regards as being foreign
antigen
One celled microscopic organisms
bacteria
Something that is not life-threatening
benign
A malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue
Carcinoma
- group of proteins released by T cells
- Act as intercellular signals to begin the immune response
Cytokines
Destroy worn-out erythrocytes
Hemolytic
A cancer of the immune system distinguished by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known as reed-stern berg cells
Hodgkins lymphoma
Antibodies that bind with specific antigens in the antigen-antibody response
Immunoglobulins
A substance that prevents or reduces the body’s normal immune response
immunosuppressant
A disease treatment that involves either stimulating or repressing the immune response
Immunotherapy
- produced in response to the presence of antigens
- activate the immune system, fight viruses and signal other cells to increase their defenses
Interferons
Malignancies affecting the lymphoid tissues
Lymphoma
A type of leukocytes that surrounds and kills invading cells
Macrophage
Becoming progressively worse and life-threatening
Malignant
Means the process to detect the presence of tumors or precancerous cells
Mammography
- New cancer site that results from the spreading process
- the process by which cancer is spread
Metastasis
To spread from one place to another, as in cancer
Metastasize
Plant or animal that lives on or within another living organism
parasite
A malignant tumor that arises from connective tissues
Sarcoma
A group of bacteria that form irregular groups of clusters resembling grapes
Staphylococci
