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| a antigen that produces and abnormal immune response. |
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| life threatening allergic reaction |
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| undesirable reactions produced by the normal immune system, including allergies and autoimmunity. |
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| process where a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. |
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| an abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates and forming part of the immune system. |
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| either of two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat, one on each side of the root of the tongue. |
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| a lymphoid organ situated in the neck of vertebrates that produces T cells for the immune system |
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| the main vessel of the lymphatic system, passing upward in front of the spine and draining into the left innominate vein near the base of the neck. |
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| nterstitial fluid is a solution that bathes and surrounds the cells of multicellular animals. |
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| a colorless fluid containing white blood cells, that bathes the tissues and drains through the lymphatic system into the bloodstream. |
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| a form of small leukocyte with a single round nucleus, occurring esp. in the lymphatic system. |
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| standing operating procedure: a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely |
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| a mass of enlarged lymphatic tissue between the back of the nose and the throat |
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| immunity to disease that occurs as part of an individual's natural biologic makeup |
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| artificial ACQUIRED IMMUNITY |
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| In biology, immunity is the state of having sufficient biological defences to avoid infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion. It is the capability of the body to resist harmful microbes from entering it |
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| In anatomy, lymph vessels (or lymphatic vessels) are thin walled, valved structures that carry lymph. As part of the lymphatic system, lymph vessels are complementary to the cardiovascular system |
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