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-edema: swelling
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Allergen: anntigen that causes allergic reaction
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Allergist: diagnoses allergic reactions
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Angiogenesis: tumor that creates its own blood supply
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Antibody: disease fighting protein
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antigen: anything the body sees as foriegn
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antihistamines: medications that control allergic reactions
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B cells: make 1 specific antibody
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Bacilli: cause tetanus
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blastoma: neoplasm made of immature cells
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carcinoma: malignant tumor
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Hematologist: treatment of blood disorders
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Immunologist: a physician who studies and treats immune system disorders
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Interferon: a family of proteins produced by the T cells whose specialty is fighting viruses by slowing or stopping their multiplication
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Lymphadenitis: inflammation of lymph nodes
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lymphadenopathy: disease of the lymph nodes
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Lymphangioma: tumor composed of lymphatic vessels
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lymphedema: tissue swelling due to lymphatic obstruction
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lymphocytes: specalized cells that attack invading cells
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metastasis: a new cancer site
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metastasize: the process by which cancer spreads from one place to another
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neuroblastoma: neoplasm in the nervous system
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Oncologist: One who studies tumors
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phagocyte: a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
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Rickettsia: causes rocky mountain spotted fever
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sarcoma: tumor that arises from connective tissue
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splen/o: spleen
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splenomegaly: an abnormal enlargement of the spleen
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splenorrhagia: bleeding from the spleen
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T cells: kill invading organisms