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Immune System
U8 L4
Term | Definition |
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Pathogen | organisms that cause disease |
temperature | The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment |
virus | non-living thing that causes disease in humans, animals and plants |
Antibody | Protein that defends the body against disease |
White Blood Cell (WBC) | A blood cell that fights disease. |
Lymph Nodes | Small mass of tissue that contains lymphocytes and filters pathogens from the lymph |
Antibiotic | Medicine that kills or slows the growth of bacteria |
Bacteria | One-celled micro-organisms, some can be helpful and some cause disease |
Lymphatic Vessel | Vessels that carry a clear fluid called lymph |
Parasite | An organism that lives on or in another organism. |