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Vet 114
ch9 immunology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Immun/o | protection, safe |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| Lymphaden/o | lymph node glands |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | Thymus |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessels |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| naturally acquired passive | resists disease by passing protection from mother to offspring before birth or through colostrum |
| naturally acquired active | resistance to specific disease after the development of antibodies during the actual disease |
| artificially acquired passive | resistance by receiving antiserum containing antibodies from another host |
| artificially acquired active | resistance through a vaccination |
| antigen | regarded by the body as foreign |
| antibody | disease fighting protein produced by the body in response to the presence of a specific antigen |
| cell-mediated | T cells |
| humoral (antibody-mediated) | B cells - most effective against bacteria, viruses that are outside body cells, and toxins. Also involved in allergic reactions. |
| immunoglobulins/anti-bodies | B-lymphocyte -> plasma cell |
| Malignant means —— | Cancerous |
| Benign means—— | not going to spread |
| pathogenic | growth distant from the primary disease site |
| FIV | feline immunodefiency virus |
| Bx | biopsy |
| Ddx | Differential diagnosis |
| Fx | fracture |
| Hx | history |
| sx | surgery |
| Tab | tablet |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| tx | treatment |
| SoI | solution |
| Mets | metastasis |
| TP | total protein |