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LOM Ch 14 Vocab
Pathology and Misc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| natural immunity | protection that is inherited and is present at birth to fight off infection |
| acquired immunity | formation of antibodies to fight and infection after exposure to an antigen eg. immunity to a specific strain of virus after illness and recovery or by vaccination or by administratio of immunogolulins/antitoxins |
| humoral immunity | cell mediated acquired immunity |
| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) | group of clinical signs and symptoms associated with supressio of the immune system and marked by opportunistic infections, secondary neoplasms, and neurologic problems |
| allergy | abnormal hypersensitivity acquired by exposrue to an antigen |
| lymphoma | malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymph tissue |
| multiple muyeloma | malignant tumor of bone marrow cells |
| thymoma | malignant tumor of the thymus gland |