Chapter 9 Flashcards by Jacqueline Reifer

Branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats immune conditions

Immunology

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

immunologists

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an immunologist who specializes in allergy treatment

allergist

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

immune system

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viruses, bacteria, toxins, fungi, and cancerous cells

pathogens

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white blood cells

lymphocytes

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where are lymphocytes found

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

Natural

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Body’s response to a specific pathogen

Acquired

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Develops after exposure to a specific pathogen

Active

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develops after exposure to a specific pathogen

active acquired

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result of receiving a protective substance from another source

Passive acquired

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adenoid/o

adenoid

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immun/o

protection, immunity

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lymph/o

lymph

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lymphaden/o

lymph node

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lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

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path/o

disease

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phag/o

eating

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splen/o

spleen

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thym/o

thymus gland

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tonsil/o

tonsil

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cortic/o

cortex

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cyt/o

cell

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system/o

system

-ar

pertaining to

-atic

pertaining to

-cyte

cell

-ectasis

dilated

-ectomy

surgical removal

-edema

swelling

-gen

that which produces

-genic

producing

-globulin

protein

-gram

a record

-graphy

process of recording

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ic

pertaining to

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logist

one who studies

-logy

study of

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlarged

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

to suture

-stasis

stopping

-therapy

treatment

-toxic

poison

anti-

against

auto-

self

mono-

one

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

lymph nodes

protect the body from pathogens in air breathed and food eaten

tonsils

Three sets of tonsils

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

where are all sets of tonsils

in the throat

essential for proper immune development early in life

thymus gland

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

thymus gland

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

spleen

inflammation of the adenoids

adenoiditis

one who studies immunity

immunologist

producing protection

immunogenic

lymph tumor

lymphoma

lymph swelling

lymphedema

stopping lymph

lymphostasis

disease of lymph nodes

lymphadenopathy

record of lymph nodes

lymphadenogram

dilated lymph vessel

lymphangiectasis

surgical repair of a lymphatic vessel

lymphangioplasty

disease producing

pathogenic

one who studies disease

pathologist

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

phagocyte

resembling the spleen

splenoid

enlarged spleen

splenomegaly

surgical fixation of the spleen

splenopexy

thymus gland tumor

thymoma

tonsil inflammation

tonsillitis

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

urticaria

suture of the spleen

splenorrhaphy

softening of the spleen

splenomalacia

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

antihistamine

process of making an x-ray of lymph nodes

lymphadenography

surgical removal of the adenoids

adenoidectomy

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

immunotherapy

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

pathologist

medication used to prevent rejection of a transplant organ

immunosuppressant

surgical removal of the spleen

splenectomy

surgical removal of a lymph node

lymphadenectomy

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

lymphocytes

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

corticosteroids

early stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection

ARC

Hodgkin's disease is also called

Hodgkin's lymphoma

patient who is immunocompromised may be susceptible to

Pneumocystis pneumonia PCP

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

corticosteroids

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

Monocytes

abbreviation for immunoglobulins

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

antihistamine

pathogenic what does the suffix mean

producing