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- 2. A lymphatic organ involved in blood cell production and removal and lymphocyte storage
- 8. Complex molecules (immunoglobulins) made in response to an antigen’s presence (eg, a protein of bacteria or other infecting organism) that neutralize a foreign substance’s effect
- 9. A biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease by invoking an immune response and a “memory” of the response for future use
- 10. (SLE) An autoimmune inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features, including fever, weakness, fatigue, and other systemic manifestations
- 14. cell A cell of the immune system that secretes antibodies
- 15. A localized physical condition associated with red, swollen, hot, and often painful tissue
- 17. Vaccines in which toxins have been rendered harmless but still evoke an antigenic response, improving immunity against active toxins at some future date
- 18. A virus particle
- 20. Single + cell, a phagocytic leukocyte
- 21. A structure that consists of many small, oval nodules that filter lymphatic fluid and fight infection; the site of lymphocyte, monocyte, and plasma cell production
- 22. A microscopic, nonliving organism that replicates exclusively inside the host’s cell using parts of the host cell, including DNA, ribosomes, and proteins
- 23. A term that describes an altered or weakened live vaccine made from the disease organism against which the vaccine protects
- 24. A substance that prompts antibody production, resulting in an immune response
- 25. A protein that signals cells of the immune system
- 27. An extreme, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction
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- 1. (RA) A progressive degenerative and crippling autoimmune joint disease
- 3. Lymph + cell, a mononuclear leukocyte found in the blood, lymph, and lymphoid tissues
- 4. An autoimmune disease leading to hypothyroidism
- 5. Pertaining to the entire organism; “widespread” in contrast to “local”
- 6. Eating + cell, a cell of the immune system that engulfs cells, debris, and antigens
- 7. An immune response after tissue or organ transplantation
- 11. The act of conferring immunity, such as with vaccination
- 12. Blood + production, the formation of blood cells
- 13. Widening of the vasculature, leading to increased blood flow
- 16. White + cell, a white blood cell (WBC)
- 19. An infection resistance type caused by the body’s immune response after exposure to antigens or vaccine administration
- 26. An antibody