Term | Definition |
acquired active immunity | resistance to disease acquired naturally or developed by previous exposure or vaccination |
acquired passive immunity | inoculation against disease or poison, using antitoxins or antibodies from or in another person or another species |
anti body | specialized protein that fights disease; also called immunoglobulin |
antigen | any substance that can provoke an immune resposne |
antitioxin | antibodies directed against particular disease or poison |
b lymphocytes or b cells | kind of lymphocyte that manufactures antibodies |
cell mediated immunity | resistance to disease mediated by t cells |
cytotoxic cell | t cell that helps in destruction of infected cells thru out body |
gamma globulin | antibodies given to prevent or lessen certain diseases |
helper cell | t cell that stimulates the immune response |
humoral immunity | resistance to disease provided by plasma cells and antibody production |
immunity | resistane to particular patohgens |
immunization | vaccination |
immunoglobulin | anitbody |
interferon | protein produced by t cells and other cells; destroys disease causing cells with its antiviral properties |
interleukin | protein produced by t cells; helps regualte immune system |
lymph | fluid that contains white blood cells and other substances and flows in lymphatic vessels |
lymph node | specialized organ that filters harmful substances from tissues and assists in immune response |
lymphocytes | white blood cells made in bone marrow that are crritical to bodys defense against disease and infection |
macrophage | special cell that devours foreign substances |
microphage | small phagocytic cell that devours foreign substances |
natural immunity | inherent resistance to disease found in species, race, family group, or certain individuals |
pathogen | disease causing agent |
spleen | organ of lymph system that filters and stores blood, removes ld rbc, and activates lmphocytes |
plasma cell | specialized lymphocyte that produces immunoglobulin |
phagocytosis | ingestion of foerign substances by specialized cells |
supppressor cell | t cell that suppresses b cells and other immune cells |
t cells | specialized wbc that reveice markers in thymus are responsible for cellular immunity and assist with humoral immunity |
thymosin | hormone secreteed by thymus gland that aids in distribution of thymocytes and lymphocytes |
thymus gland | soft gland with two lobes that is involved in immune responses; located in medistinum |
vaccination | injection of antigen from different organism to cause active immunity |
vaccine | antigen developed from different organism that causes active immunity in recipient |
adeno | gland |
immuno | immunity |
lympho | lymph |
lymphadeno | lymph nodes |
lymphangio | lymphatic vessels |
spleno | spleen |
thymo | thymus |
toxo toxi toxico | poison |
aids | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
all | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
aml | acute myelogenous leukemia |
azt | azidothmidine |
cll | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
hsv | herpes simplex virus |
iga | immunglobulin a |
igd | immunglobulin d |
ige | immunoglobulin e |
igg | immunoglobulin g |
cml | chomic myelogenous leukemia |
cmv | cytomegalovirus |
ebc | epstein barr virus |
eia elisa | enzyme linnked immunosorbent assay |
hiv | human immunodefiency virus |
igm | immunoglobulin m |
pcp | pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
sle | systemic lupus erythematosus |
zdv | zidovudine |
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay | test used to screen blood for presence of antibodies to different viruses or bacteria |
western blot | test primarily used to chek for antibodies to hiv serum |
aids | most widespread immunosuppressive disease; caused by hiv virus |
allergen | substance to which exposure causes and allergic response |
allergy | production of ige antibodies against allergen |
anaphylaxis | life threatening allergiv reaction |
autoimmune disease | any number of disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupu, and scleroderma caused by and autoimmune response |
autoimmune resposne | overacivity in immune stem against body causing destruction of ones own healthy cells |
histiocytic lymphoma | lymphoma with malignant cells that resemble histiocytes |
hodgkin's lymphoma hodgkin's disease | type o flymph cancer of uncertain orgin that generally appeasrs in early adult hood |
hiv | virus that causes aids; spread by sexual contact exhcnage of body fluids and shared use of needles |
hypersensitivity | abnormal reaction to allergen |
hypersplenism | overactive spleen |
infectious mononucleosis | acute infectious disease caused by epstein barr virus |
immunosuppressive disease | disease that flourishes because of lowered immune response |
lymphadenopathy | swollen lymph nodes |
lyphocyti lymphoma | lymphoma wiwth malignant cells that resemble llarge lymphocytes |
metstasis | spread of cancer from localized area |
lymphoma | cancer of lymph nodeas |
non hodgkin's lymphoma | cancer of lymph nodes with some cells resembling healthy cells and spreadin in diffuse pattern |
opportunistic infection | infection that takes hold because of lowered immune response |
retrovirus | type of virus that spreads by using body's DNA to help it replicate its RNA |
sarcoidosis | inflammatory condition with lesions on lymph nodes and other organs |
splenomegaly | enlarged spleen |
thymoma | tumor of thymus gland |
lymphadenectomy | removal of lymph node |
lymphadenotomy | incision into lymph node |
lymph node dissection | removal of cancerous node for microscopic exmination |
splenectomy | removal of spleen |
thymecotmy | removal of thymus gland |
antiviral (aids) | to block virus growth |
antimicroorganism agent (Aids) | to prevent pcp |