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- 2. Is a condition in which the liver does not function properly due to long-term damage.
- 4. A biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease.
- 6. Caused by one or more abnormalities in the genome, especially a condition that is present from birth (congenital).
- 9. An organism that harbors parasitic, mutual, or commensal symbiont, typically providing nourishment and shelter.
- 10. An enzyme occurring naturally in egg white, human tears, saliva, and other body fluids, capable of destroying the cell walls of certain bacteria and thereby acting as a mild antiseptic.
- 12. The secondary immune response occurs when the second time (3rd, 4th, etc.) the person is exposed to the same antigen.
- 13. Research study conducted with patients, usually to evaluate a new treatment or drug. Each trial is designed to answer scientific questions and to find better ways to treat individuals with a specific disease.
- 15. An infection caused by an opportunistic pathogen. These pathogens attack organisms who's immune system is depleted due to another recent infection. The common cold is an example.
- 16. Eukaryotic organisms that cannot be classified as a plant, animal, or fungus.
- 17. To convert (a molecule or cell) into a form that carries out a specific action.
- 19. He methods, plans, and procedures involved in establishing and executing defensive measures against attack utilizing chemical agents.
- 20. Minute hairlike organelles, that line the surfaces of certain cells
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- 1. An antibiotic drug obtained from molds especially of the genus Penicillium or produced synthetically, available in various preparations and usually used to treat infections caused by gram-positive bacteria.
- 3. A clear, colorless, fuming, poisonous, highly acidic aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride, HCl, used as a chemical intermediate and in petroleum production, ore reduction, food processing, pickling, and metal cleaning. It is found in the stomach.
- 5. Any of a diverse group of virus diseases (such as Lassa fever and Ebola) that are usually transmitted by arthropods or rodents and are characterized by a sudden onset, fever, aching, bleeding in the internal organs, petechiae, and shock.
- 7. A process which renders to organism immunity to a specific disease by exposing the organism to an antigen to promote the production of antibodies to a particular antigen supplement.
- 8. Research using animals to find out if a drug, procedure, or treatment is likely to be useful.
- 11. A tube made of metal or plastic that is inserted into a vessel or passage to keep the lumen open and prevent closure due to a stricture or external compression.
- 14. To limit, prevent or block the action or function.
- 18. A lesion of the skin or of a mucous membrane, such as the one lining the stomach or duodenum, that is accompanied by formation of pus and necrosis of surrounding tissue, usually resulting from inflammation or ischemia.