| A | B |
|---|
| AIDS | acquired immune defiency syndrome |
| anemia | deficiency in quality or quantity of blood |
| antibody | part of immune system that reacts against pathogens |
| CBC | complete blood count (of all kinds of cells in blood) |
| differential count | measurement of different kinds of WBC's |
| hemoglobin | an iron-protein substance in the blood |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency viru |
| lymph node | small collections of tissue that filter lymph fluid |
| pathogen | microorganism that causes disease |
| plasma | the clear liquid part of blood |
| platelet | clotting cell; thrombocyte |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| spleen | organ in the LUQ that filters blood |
| thymus | limph & endocrine gladnd in the middle of the chest |
| tonsil | lymph tissue at the back of the throat |
| WBC | white blood cell |
