Med Term ch6Q. Lymphatic and Immune System

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specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions of altered immunologic reactivity, such as allergic reactions

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allergist

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swollen glands

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lymphadenitis

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benign tumor made up of abnormal lymphatic vessels

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lymphangioma

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allergen

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substance that produces an allergic reaction in an individual

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bleeding from the spleen

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splenorrhagia

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antigen-antibody reaction

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binding foreign antigens to antibodies to form antigen-antibody complexes

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acyclovir

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an antiviral

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bacilli

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rod shaped, spore forming bacteria

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rickettsia

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small bacteria that lives in flees and ticks

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spirochetes

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spiral shaped bacteria with flexible walls

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staphylococci

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bacteria that form irregular clusters

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streptococci

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bacteria that form a chain

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commonly infects wounds, causes Toxic Shock Syndrome and produces food poisoning

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staphylococcus aureus

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blood test used to confirm HIV diagnosis

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Western blot

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lymph node dissection

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surgical procedure in which all lymph nodes in a major group are removed to determine or slow the spread of cancer

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cervical lymph nodes

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located along sides of neck

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type of WBC that surrounds and kills invading cells

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macrophage

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specializes in diagnosing and treating malignant disorders like tumors and cancer

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oncologist

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small lymphocytes that mature in the thymus

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T cells

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severe systemic allergic response

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anaphylaxis

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus. turns into AIDS

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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synthetic interferon

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used in treatment of MS, hep C, and some cancers

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adjuvant therapy

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treatment given in addition to primary or initial treatment of cancer

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group of proteins that mark foreign invaders

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complement proteins

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rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria. cause tetanus

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bacilli

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malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues

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lymphoma

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skim

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wraps body in physical barrier that prevents invading organisms from entering the body

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treatment that disrupts blood supply to the tumor

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antiangiogenesis

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staphylococci

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bacteria that form clusters

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streptococci

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bacteria that form chains

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MRSA

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methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, causes infections that are serious, diffucult to treat, and can be fatal

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contribute to immune defense by coordinating immune defenses and killing infected cells on contact

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T cells

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metastasis

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new cancer site that results from the spreading process

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mastectomy

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surgical removal of partial or complete breast. usually to treat breast cancer

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lumpectomy

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small volume of breast containing tumors and some surrounding healthy tissue is removed. conserves the breast

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lingual tonsils

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located on dorsal surface at base of tongue