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| Specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions of altered immunologic reactivity, such as allergic reatctions |
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| specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the immune system |
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| A physician who speicalizes in diagnosing and treating malignant disorders such as tumors and cancer |
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| small finer-like projections that line the small intestine |
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| a lymphatic capillary that absorbs dietary fats in the villi of the small intestine. |
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| a clear, watery fluid that transports waste products and proteins out of the spaces between the cells of the body tissues |
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| Plasma from arterial blood that flows out of the capillaries and into spaces between the cells |
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| microscopic, blind-ended tubes located near the surface of the body |
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| collects lymph from the right side of the head and neck, upper right quadrant of the body and right arm. Empties into the right subclavian vein |
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| collects the lymph form the left side of the head and neck, the upper left quadrant of the trunk, left arem and the entire lower portion of the trunk and both legs. Empties into the subclavian vein. |
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| three masses of lymphoid tissue that form a protective ring around the back of the nose and upper throat. |
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| located on the walls of the ileum. |
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| last section of the small intestine |
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| first section of the large intestine |
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| a saclike mass of lymphoid tissue located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen |
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| a diagnostic test that is performed to detect damage or malformations of teh lymphatic vessels |
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| hereditary disorder due to malformation of the lymphatic system. |
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| caused by damage to the lymphatic system that most commonly produces swelling in the limb nearest to teh damaged lymphatic vessels. |
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| disease-producing microorganisms |
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| substances that produce allergic reactions |
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| poisonous or harmful substances |
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| potentionally life-threatening cancer cells |
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| any stubstance that the body reguards as being foreign, and includes viruses, bacteria, toxins, and transplanted tissues. |
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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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| (skeletal system) affects joints and connective tissues |
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| weakened by another condition |
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| a plant or animal that lives on, or within, another living organism at the expense of that oranism |
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| are spiral shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are cabable of movement |
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| a group of about 30 species of bacteria that form irregular groups or clusters resembling grapes. Reside normally on the skin and mucous membranes or human and orhter organisms. |
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