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10th grade Honors Biology

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Active Immunity   The immunity that results from the production of antibodies by the immune system in response to the presence of an antigen  
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AIDS   Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy  
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Antibody   A blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood  
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Antigen   A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, esp. the production of antibodies  
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Arthritis   Painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints  
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Asthma   A respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. It usually results from an allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity  
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Autoimmune Disease   any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues  
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B-cell   A lymphocyte not processed by the thymus gland, and responsible for producing antibodies, *plasma cells, to make the antibodies *memory cells, for future invasions  
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B-lymphocyte   (B lymphocytes) White blood cells that make antibodies and are an important part of the immune system. B lymphocytes come from bone marrow. Also called B cells.  
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marrow   A soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced (often taken as typifying strength and vitality)  
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capsid   The protein coat or shell of a virus particle, surrounding the nucleic acid or nucleoprotein core  
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core   Virus's genetic info (DNA and RNA)  
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cilia   A short, microscopic, hairlike vibrating structure.  
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helper T-cell   the specialized white blood cell that tells other parts of the immune system to combat infection or foreign material  
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histamine   A compound that is released by cells in response to injury and in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of capillaries  
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interferon   A protein released by animal cells, usually in response to the entry of a virus, that has the property of inhibiting virus replication  
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interleukin   Messenger molecule between the different cells of the immune system. Released by macrophages and cause body aches, chills, and fevers  
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killer T-cells   an immune system cell (cytotoxic lymphocyte) that directly kills other infected cells in the body (e.g., cancer cells, cells infected by a virus). Also called natural killer cells.  
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lymph system   system of vessels and glands in the body that circulates and cleans extracellular fluid  
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lysis   Breaking of cells after virus infection  
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lysogenic   Lysogeny is characterized by integration of the bacteriophage nucleic acid into the host bacterium's genome  
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Lysozyme   an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria  
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lytic   The lytic cycle is typically considered the main method of viral replication, since it results in the destruction of the infected cell.  
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macrophage   A type of white blood cell that engulf invading antigenic molecules, viruses, and microorganisms and then display fragments of the antigen to activate helper T cells; ultimately stimulating the production of antibodies against the antigen.  
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mast cell   The cells in the body that produce the chemical histamine, which causes allergy symptoms.  
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memory cell   A long-lived lymphocyte capable of responding to a particular antigen on its reintroduction, long after the exposure that prompted its production  
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nanometer   One billionth of a meter  
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natural killer cell   A lymphocyte able to bind to certain tumor cells and virus-infected cells without the stimulation of antigens, and kill them by the insertion of granules containing perforin  
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nonspecific immunity   A very general mechanism to protect against infections by preventing pathogens from entering the body.  
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parasite   An organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense  
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passive response   Antibodies from different source other than host.  
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phagocyte   A type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles  
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plasma cell   a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood  
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primary response   "Skin": Flexible barrier, oil and sweat create an acidic environment+contain lysozyme (enzyme that breaks cells) "Nose hairs": trap particles "Mucus" trap particles, some enzymes "Cilia" remove particles from throat  
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retrovirus   Any of a group of RNA viruses that insert a DNA copy of their genome into the host cell in order to replicate, e.g., HIV  
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secondary response   "inflammatory response" wbc/phagocytes i.e macrophages, natural killer cells kill pus/dead wbc)  
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specific defense   A very precise mechanism, targeting particular invaders by tracking down and destroying harmful pathogens that have entered the body.  
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suppressor t-cell   A kind of T cell that causes B cells, and other cells, to ignore antigens.  
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t-cell   One type of white blood cell that attacks virus infected cells, foreign cells, and cancer cells. T cells are immune system cells that develop in the thymus gland  
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thymus   A lymphoid organ situated in the neck of vertebrates that produces T cells for the immune system. The human thymus becomes much smaller at the approach of puberty  
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vaccine   A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases  
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virus   An infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host  
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