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| carrier of lymph throughout the body which empty lymph into veins in the upper part of the chest |
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| large pahgocyte found in lymph nodes and other tissues of the body |
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| lymph nodes in the area between the lungs in the thoracic cavity |
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| antibody produced in a laboratory to attack antigens and to destroy cells, useful in immunotherapy |
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| protection that an individual inherits to fight infection |
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| lymphocyte that produces and secretes antibodies--it originates from B lymphocytes |
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| large lymphatic vessel in the chest that receives lymph from the upper right part of the body |
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| organ near the stomach that produces, stores, and eliminates blood cells |
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| lymphocyte that inhibits the activity of B and T lymphocytes |
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| Two names for a suppressor T cell |
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| another name for T lymphocyte |
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| lymphocyte that originates in the bone marrow but matures in the thymus gland--it acts directly on antigens to destroy them or produce cytokines that are toxic to antigens |
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| the ability of T lymphocytes to recognize and accept the body's own antigens as "self" and not react against it |
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| large lymphatic vessel in the chest that receives lymph from below the diaphragm and from the left side of the body above the diaphragm--it empties the lymph into veins in the upper chest |
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| organ in the mediastinum that conditions T lymphocytes to react to foreign cells and aids in the immune response |
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| mass of lymphatic tissue in the back of the oropharynx |
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| poison--a protein produced by certain bacteria, animals, or plants |
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| exposure of an individual to an antigen that provokes an immune response, which will destroy any cell that possesses the antigen on its surface and protect against infection |
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| the first disease to be innoculated against |
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| weakened or killed microorganisms, toxins, or other proteins given to induce immunity to infection or disease |
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| combined form meaning protection |
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| chronic, disabling diseases caused by the abnormal production of antibodies against normal body tissues |
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| condition that can result from certain drugs or from AIDS where patients are susceptible toinfection with fungi, Pneumocystis bacteria, and other pathogens |
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| combined form meaning lymph |
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| interstitial fluid collects within the spaces between cells as a result of obstruction of lymphatic vessels and nodes |
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Radiation therapy causes lymphedema |
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| T or F: Radiation is an effective treatment for lymphedema |
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| deficiency of lymph cells |
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| abnormal condition (increase in number) of lymph cells |
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