Med Term Ch. 6

What is the reaction that involves binding antigens to antibodies?

What are the bacteria that form a chain?

What is a medication that prevents or reduces the body's normal immune response?

What is breast cancer at its earliest stage before the cancer has broken through the wall of the milk duct?

What is a disease- fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presence of a specific antigen?

What is the severe response to an allergen, also known as anaphylaxis?

What is the malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue?

What is the parasite that is commonly transmitted from pets to humans by contact with contaminated feces?

What is the substance that produces an allergic reaction in an individual?

What is the group of proteins that normally circulate in the blood in a n inactive form?

What is a form of treatment that disrupts the blood supply to the tumor?

What is a technique in which an x-ray-guided needle is used to remove small samples of tissue from the breast?

What highly contagious viral respiratory infection is commonly known as the flu?

What blood test is most accurate at confirming the presence of HIV?

What is the physician who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of malignant disorders such as tumors and cancer?

What is caused by damage to lymphatic vessels caused by cancer treatment, surgery, radiation scarring, injuries, or burns?

What is a medication used to treat viral infections?

What term is also known as a cellular response?

What are leukocytes that provide immunological defenses against many infectious organisms?

What masses of lymphoid tissue are also known as the nasopharyngeal tonsils?

What is the mass of lymphoid tissue located above the heart?

What is the small, bean- shaped structure containing specialized lymphocytes that are capable of destroying pathogens?

What is an acute viral infection transmitted to humans by an infected animal?

What is an organism living on or within another living organism?

What is a rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria?

What is a small bacterium transmitted by the bite of an infected tick?

What is a spiral- shaped bacteria with flexible walls?

What is a malignant tumor derived from connective tissue?

What is a malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue?

What is a malignant tumor in the upper shaft of long bones?

What is the new cancer site resulting from spreading?

What is the process by which cancer spreads?

What term means to destroy worn-out red blood cells and to liberate hemoglobin?

What describes a malignant tumor in its original position that has not yet disturbed or invaded the surrounding tissues?

What term describes one-celled microscopic organisms, some of which cause diseases in humans?

What is radiation therapy that is administered at a distance from the body?

What is the most advanced and fatal stage of an HIV infection, commonly known as AIDS?

What is the treatment of disease either by stimulating or repressing the immune response?

What is the medical term for a pathogenic yeast infection that occurs on the skin or mucous membranes?

What lymphoma is distinguished from other types of lymphoma by the presence of Reed- Sternberg cells?

What is any substance that the body regards as being foreign?

What is the bloodborne infection commonly known as HIV?

What is the bacteria that form irregular groups or clusters?

What is the medical term for the condition commonly known as chickenpox?

What is a serve life-threatening response to an allergen, commonly known as anaphylactic shock?

What is the mass of lymphoid tissue located above the heart?

What is a small, bean-shaped structure containing specialized lymphocytes that are capable of destroying pathogens?

What is the name of the lymph nodes located along the sides of the neck?

What are the cells that are specialized lymphocytes that produce antibodies?

What term is also known as passive immunity?