Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

The Lymphatic System

and Immunity

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New Terminology

Acquired immunity (uh-KWHY-erd)
Active immunity (AK-tiv)
Antibody-mediated immunity (AN-ti-BAH-dee
ME-dee-ay-ted)
Antigen (AN-ti-jen)
B cells (B SELLS)
Cell-mediated immunity (SELL ME-dee-ay-ted)
Complement (KOM-ple-ment)
Cytokines (SIGH-toh-kines)
Genetic immunity (je-NET-ik)
Humoral immunity (HYOO-mohr-uhl)
Interferon (in-ter-FEER-on)
Lymph (LIMF)
Lymph nodes (LIMF NOHDS)
Lymph nodules (LIMF NAHD-yools)
Opsonization (OP-sah-ni-ZAY-shun)
Passive immunity (PASS-iv)
Plasma cell (PLAZ-mah SELL)
Spleen (SPLEEN)
T cells (T SELLS)
Thymus (THIGH-mus)
Tonsils (TAHN-sills)

Related Clinical Terminology

AIDS (AYDS)

Allergy (AL-er-jee)

Antibody titer (AN-ti-BAH-dee TIGH-ter)

Attenuated (uh-TEN-yoo-AY-ted)

Complement fixation test (KOM-ple-ment

fik-SAY-shun)

Fluorescent antibody test (floor-ESS-ent)

Hodgkin’s disease (HODJ-kinz)

Tonsillectomy (TAHN-si-LEK-toh-mee)

Toxoid (TOK-soyd)

Vaccine (vak-SEEN)

Terms that appear in bold typein the chapter text are defined in the glossary, which begins on page 547.