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| antigen that is capable of causing an allergic response |
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| severe respone to a foreign substance |
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| a disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of a specific antigen |
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| any substance that the body regards as being foreign |
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| infection caused by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus |
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| condition in which the immune system reacts incorrectly to normal antigens and creates antibodies against the body's own tissues. |
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| rod-shaped spore-forming bacteria; causes tetanus and tuberculosis |
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| a group of one-celled microscopic organisms |
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| a substance that causes the death of bacteria |
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| agent that slows or stops the growth of bacteria |
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| "the use of radioactive materials in contact with, or implanted into, the tissues to be treated" |
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| a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue. |
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| a series of more that 25 complex proteins that normally circulate in the blood in an inactive form |
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| a group of large herpes-type viruses that cause a variet of diseases |
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| breast cancer at its earlest stage before the cancer has broken through the wall of the milk duct. |
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| destroys worn-out old red blood cells and liberates hemoglobin |
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| acute viral infection characterized by painful skin eruptions that follow the underlying route of the inflamed nerve; shingles |
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| "Hodgkin's disease distinguished by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells, which are large cancerous lymphocytes" |
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| immunodeficiency disorder |
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| a condition that occurs when one or more parts of the immune system are missing or not working properly |
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| antibodies secreted by B cells |
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| specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the immune system |
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| "a substance that prevents or reduces the body's normal immune response, is administered to prevent rejection of donor tissue and to depress autoimmune disorders" |
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| a treatment of disease that involves either stimulating or repressing the immune response |
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| "viral infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, and characterized by fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes" |
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| infiltrating ductal carcinoma |
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| "starts in milk duct, breaks through the wall, and invades fatty breast tissue" |
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| "a family of proteins whose specialty is fighting viruses by slowing or stopping their multiplication, that is produced by the T cells" |
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| inflammation of the lymph nodes;; swollen glands |
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| any disease process usually involving enlargement of the lymph nodes |
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| radiographic examination of the lymphatic vessels after the injection of a contrast medium |
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| "congenital malformation of the lymphatic system, a benign tumor formed by abnormal collection of lymphatic vessels" |
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| swelling due to an abnormal accumulation of lymph within the tissue |
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| "white blood cells that specialize to act as antibodies so they can attack specific antigens, formed in bone marrow" |
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| "direct the immune respone by signaling between the cells of the immune system, produced by T cells" |
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| a general term applied to malignancies that develop in the lymphatic system |
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| cell that protects the body by eating invading cells and by interacting with the other cells of the immune system |
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| noun that describes the new cancer site that results from the spreading process |
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| verb that describes the process by which cancer spreads from one place to another |
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| infection of the skin or mucous membrane which is caused by the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans |
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| a benign tumor made up of muscle tissues |
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| a malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue |
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| "a new and abnormal tissue formation in which the multiplication of cells is uncontrolled, abnormally rapid, and progressive; tumor" |
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| all lymphomas other than Hodgkin's lymphoma |
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| specializes in diagnosing and treating malignant disorders such as tumors and cancer |
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| "study of the prevention, causes, and treatment of tumors and cancers" |
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| "a pathogen that normally does not cause disease; however, If host is weakened by another condition, the pathogen is able to cause illness in a weakened host" |
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| a malignanat tumor usually involving the upper shaft of long bones |
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| a plant or animal that lives on or within another living organism at the expense of that organism |
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| a microorganism that causes a disease |
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| the process by which phagocytes eat and destroy substances |
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| "an acute viral infection that may be transmitted to humans by the blood, tissue, or saliva of an infected animal" |
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| "a samll bacterium that lives in lice, fleas, ticks, and mites which causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (caused by Rickettsia rickettsii); transmitted to humans by the bite on an infected tick" |
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| "viral infection characterized by fever and a diffuse, fine, red rash; also known as German measles" |
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| a malignant tumor that arises from connective tissue |
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| spiral-shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are capable of movement; causes Lyme Disease |
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| abnormal enlargement of the spleen |
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| bacteria that form irregular groups or clusters that causes a variety of pus-forming infections and superficial skin lesions such as boils and furuncles |
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| bacteria that form a chain that causes severe pharyngitis; causes strep throat |
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| radiation therapy administered at a distance from the body |
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