MedTerm.Ch.7--Lymphatic Immune
System
acquired immunity-✔✔ obtained by having had a contagious disease.
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-✔✔ commonly known as AIDS, is
the most advanced and fatal stage of an HIV infection.
allergen-✔✔ a substance that produces an allergic reaction in an
individual.
allergist-✔✔ specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions of altered
immunologic reactivity, such as allergic reactions.
allergy-✔✔ (hypersensitivity), is an over-reaction by the body to a
particular antigen.
anaphylaxis-✔✔ (anaphylactic shock), is a severe response to an allergen.
antibiotic-resistant bacteria-✔✔ occur when antibiotics fail to kill all of the
bacteria they target.
antibiotics-✔✔ medications capable of inhibiting growth or killing
pathogenic bacterial microorganisms.
antibody-✔✔ a disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in
response to the presence of a specific antigen.
antifungal-✔✔ an agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.
antigen-✔✔ any substance that the body regards as being foreign.
antigen-antibody reaction-✔✔ also known as the immune reaction,
involves binding antigens to antibodies.
, autoimmune disorder-✔✔ any of a large group of diseases characterized
by a condition where the immune system produces antibodies against its
own tissues, mistaking healthy cells, tissues, or organs for antigens.
bacilli-✔✔ rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria. (The singular is bacillus).
bacteria-✔✔ one-celled microscopic organisms (singular, bacterium).
candidiasis-✔✔ (yeast infection), occur on the skin or mucous membranes
in warm, moist areas and are caused by the pathogenic yeast Candida
albicans.
complement system-✔✔ a group of proteins that normally circulate in the
blood in an inactive form.
COVID-19-✔✔ a highly contagious viral infection caused by the
SARS-CoV-2 virus.
cytokines-✔✔ a group of proteins such as interferons and interleukins
released primarily by the T cells.
cytomegalovirus-✔✔ (CMV) is found in most body fluids.
hemolytic-✔✔ destroying worn-out erythrocytes (red blood cells) and
releasing their hemoglobin for reuse.
herpes zoster-✔✔ (HZ)(shingles), an acute viral infection characterized by
painful skin eruptions that follow the underlying route of an inflamed nerve.
human immunodeficiency virus-✔✔ (HIV), a bloodborne infection in which
the virus damages or kills the T cells of the immune system, causing it to
progressively fail, thus leaving the body at risk of developing many
life-threatening opportunistic infections.
System
acquired immunity-✔✔ obtained by having had a contagious disease.
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-✔✔ commonly known as AIDS, is
the most advanced and fatal stage of an HIV infection.
allergen-✔✔ a substance that produces an allergic reaction in an
individual.
allergist-✔✔ specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions of altered
immunologic reactivity, such as allergic reactions.
allergy-✔✔ (hypersensitivity), is an over-reaction by the body to a
particular antigen.
anaphylaxis-✔✔ (anaphylactic shock), is a severe response to an allergen.
antibiotic-resistant bacteria-✔✔ occur when antibiotics fail to kill all of the
bacteria they target.
antibiotics-✔✔ medications capable of inhibiting growth or killing
pathogenic bacterial microorganisms.
antibody-✔✔ a disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in
response to the presence of a specific antigen.
antifungal-✔✔ an agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungi.
antigen-✔✔ any substance that the body regards as being foreign.
antigen-antibody reaction-✔✔ also known as the immune reaction,
involves binding antigens to antibodies.
, autoimmune disorder-✔✔ any of a large group of diseases characterized
by a condition where the immune system produces antibodies against its
own tissues, mistaking healthy cells, tissues, or organs for antigens.
bacilli-✔✔ rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria. (The singular is bacillus).
bacteria-✔✔ one-celled microscopic organisms (singular, bacterium).
candidiasis-✔✔ (yeast infection), occur on the skin or mucous membranes
in warm, moist areas and are caused by the pathogenic yeast Candida
albicans.
complement system-✔✔ a group of proteins that normally circulate in the
blood in an inactive form.
COVID-19-✔✔ a highly contagious viral infection caused by the
SARS-CoV-2 virus.
cytokines-✔✔ a group of proteins such as interferons and interleukins
released primarily by the T cells.
cytomegalovirus-✔✔ (CMV) is found in most body fluids.
hemolytic-✔✔ destroying worn-out erythrocytes (red blood cells) and
releasing their hemoglobin for reuse.
herpes zoster-✔✔ (HZ)(shingles), an acute viral infection characterized by
painful skin eruptions that follow the underlying route of an inflamed nerve.
human immunodeficiency virus-✔✔ (HIV), a bloodborne infection in which
the virus damages or kills the T cells of the immune system, causing it to
progressively fail, thus leaving the body at risk of developing many
life-threatening opportunistic infections.
